CHEHALIS, Wash. — Interstate 5 near Chehalis has reopened four hours after the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) shut it down in both directions due to a police standoff.
The police activity was first reported around 6:30 p.m. on southbound I-5 near Rush Road.
According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the person led troopers from Mason and Thurston County on a chase.
Troopers put out stop spikes on Rush Road. It appears the car hit them and came to a stop on the interstate, blocking two lanes of southbound traffic.
The person then barricaded themselves inside their car.
WSP and WSDOT also blocked the northbound lanes as a safety precaution.
WSP said the driver was the only person in the vehicle.
I-5 was shut down for four hours. WSP announced at 10:30 p.m. that a person was taken into custody, and the highway was cleared shortly after.
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