Columbia Park chase ends in dramatic crash along Highway 240
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- Confrontation between ex-partners escalated into a chase through park.
- Mustang driver lost control, collided with Jetta; both vehicles crashed and flipped.
- Authorities arrested Mustang driver for reckless driving and passenger for gun possession.
What started as a confrontation between a former couple, turned into a dramatic chase and crash in Columbia Park on Tuesday.
The incident started about 1:50 p.m. when a man driving a Mustang spotted a woman he considered his girlfriend in a car with another man, Washington State Patrol Trooper Chadwick Williams told the Tri-City Herald.
The Mustang driver and the woman have a child together, and he believed they were still dating. But the woman told investigators that their relationship was over, Williams said.
As the Mustang driver approached the white Jetta, the woman drove away, starting a chase through the park, onto Columbia Drive and then along Highway 240, Williams said.
The Mustang driver lost control of his car on the highway and slammed into the Jetta, forcing it to drive off the highway into the park, where it flipped.
The Mustang also went off the road before finally crashing as well, Williams said.
When the Mustang driver started approaching the crashed Jetta, the male passenger showed that he had a gun and allegedly told the driver to back off, Williams said.
Before police arrived, the armed passenger ran away.
But he was later caught by Kennewick police, and a stolen gun was found nearby, Williams said.
The Mustang driver was arrested for reckless driving, and the Jetta passenger was arrested for possessing a stolen gun. None of their names were released.