B.C. carjacking suspect sped across U.S. border before arrest, police say

Authorities have arrested a suspect who allegedly carjacked a pickup truck in B.C.'s Lower Mainland then sped across the U.S. border, triggering a massive police response.

Authorities have arrested a suspect who allegedly carjacked a pickup truck in B.C.'s Lower Mainland then sped across the U.S. border, triggering a massive police response.

The driver approached the Peace Arch crossing at a "high rate of speed" around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, ignoring calls from guards to stop, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

"The vehicle continued through the port of entry and hit another vehicle," wrote Jason Givens, CBP spokesperson.

The suspect allegedly drove into a secondary inspection lot, made a U-turn, and crossed a grass median before fleeing down Interstate 5, Givens said.

The incident sparked a lengthy chase involving border guards and troopers from the Washington State Patrol, who pursued the suspect past both the communities of Blaine and Bellingham.

Trooper Kelsey Harding said officers were eventually able to stop the pickup using a PIT maneuver – when police ram into the back of suspect vehicle, causing the driver to lose control – near the Bow Hill rest area.

That's just outside Burlington, approximately 70 kilometres south of the Peace Arch crossing.