PORT ANGELES — City police today arrested Michael O. Burrow for investigation of hit-and-run and reckless driving after witnesses said he drove his dark-gray truck into property near the Peninsula Golf Course and then sped off.
Witnesses identified Burrow as the driver of a lifted 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck that hit a fence and other property at about 12:03 p.m., and police had issued a call for the public to help them find him.
The witnesses told police that Burrow, 30, left the scene at a high rate of speed with children inside the vehicle.
A witness who followed the truck lost sight of it as it sped toward Hurricane Ridge, police said.
Port Angeles police, Clallam County sheriff’s deputies, Lower Elwha police and national park rangers investigated.
Burrow turned himself in shortly after 3 p.m., said Sgt. Josh Powless of the Port Angeles Police Department.
“We’re going to have to question him to finish the investigation,” Powless said.
Police were still looking for the truck, which had oversized tires, a maroon-colored front bumper and a grille with a temporary license tag, 2139818A.
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