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A 17-year-old boy drives car into Shorecrest High School, then down the hall
February 6th, 2010 at Sat, 6th, 2010 at 4:00 pm by dennisboxA car crashed through the doors of Shorecrest High School at 10 p.m. Feb. 5, then drove down the hall. The 17-year-old male driver was gone when Shoreline Police arrived. The school is at 15343 – 25th Ave NE.
The vehicle was driven about 75 yards down a hallway before crashing into a security office.
Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash. There were no injuries. No students were present.
After speaking with the registered owner of the car, police located the 17-year-old driver about an hour and half later on school property. He was arrested and interviewed, then taken by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center for a mental evaluation. He was not booked into the youth center. He did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The boy is a resident of Lake Forest Park and a student at Shorecrest. The car was a 2002 Subaru Outback. It was pushed back down the hallway and out of the school, to be picked up by the owner later (the parents of the suspect).
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