Soldotna-based troopers report that an attempted traffic stop ended in a vehicle chase and eventual apprehension of an Anchorage man in Nikiski who was actively violating his probation out of Anchorage on Sunday afternoon.
AST attempted to pull over a white 2013 BMW along the Kenai Spur Highway for speeding at just before 2 pm on Sunday, but instead of pulling over, the driver sped away at a high rate of speed.
The chase continued down the highway, through Kenai and on to Nikiski. The car chase ended at Wallers Avenue in Nikiski, when the driver, later identified as 36-year-old Anchorage resident Shawn C. Seaman, bailed from the vehicle and fled into the woods.
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