VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A woman who jumped out of the backseat of a moving sheriff’s patrol car on Interstate 5 in southwestern Washington is in critical condition.
A spokesman for the Washington State Patrol said Tuesday that Sara Gottwig-Carr was arrested Monday on suspicion of fourth-degree assault, domestic violence and interfering with a 911 call, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said while she was handcuffed in the back of a deputy’s car, Gottwig-Carr unfastened her seat belt and jumped out of the passenger side window while the car was traveling at “freeway speeds” in Vancouver.
The deputy driving the car, identified as Billy Childers, was placed on critical incident leave. The Washington State Patrol will lead an investigation into what happened.
Trooper Will Flinn, a state patrol spokesman, declined to answer questions about how Gottwig-Carr managed to get out of the car, citing the ongoing investigation.
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