Driver shot after police chase ends near La Center Published: June 3, 2021, 10:50pm Share: A Thursday evening police chase along southbound Interstate 5 from Kelso ended with the driver being shot by a Washington State Patrol trooper. According to the state patrol, the chase began along the freeway in Kelso at approximately 7:15 p.m. when a trooper spotted a vehicle that had fled from Kelso police during an attempted traffic stop. The chase began near milepost 39 and continued south for approximately 23 miles. According to the news release, the vehicle “was traveling at speeds over 100 mph and made many unsafe movements while fleeing the troopers.”