Search underway in Everett for suspect in chase, crash

A manhunt was underway Wednesday morning after a short pursuit ended in a crash in Lowell. A police dog was being used to track the suspect. The drama began around 8:30 a.m. when a trooper spotted a convertible BMW without a rear license plate being driven erratically on I-5 just south of 41st Street. The car left the freeway and was exceeding the 25 mph speed limit when it crashed into a Ford Escape at the intersection of S. Third Street and Lowell Road. The driver got out of the car and ran off, leaving behind his passenger, a Snohomish woman, 25. The driver of the Escape -- a Snohomish woman, 44 -- was taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation. Police will investigate whether the BMW was stolen.