By:Dan Messineo
dmessineo@klkntv.com
Police are looking for a man after a routine traffic stop turns into a car chase. The chase ended after the driver stopped the car, got out and took off.
The chase happened a little after 1 a.m. Friday. It started by an alley near 60th and Ballard Avenue. Police say an officer tried to pull the car over for a routine stop when the car took off.
Police say they chased the car at a low speed for about eight blocks to 62nd and Kearney streets. That's when the driver bailed from the car and ran away. An officer chased the driver for a short distance and lost him.
The driver didn't put his car in park when he got out; consequently, it jerked back and hit a police cruiser, causing minor damage.
Police have a person of interest. They're still investigating.
