SEATTLE -- A man who assaulted a police officer after crashing his car into a house in the Greenwood neighborhood is still on the loose.
Greg Roberts and his roommates have a lot of clean-up to do today. Overnight a driver running from police crashed his SUV through their front window, running into the TV and stereo before hitting the couch where Roberts was sitting just moments before.
"The window blew into the room and landed on the couch," said Roberts. "I probably wouldn't have been killed but definitely wouldn't have been in very good shape the bumper was sitting on the couch."
It all started on Aurora and 90th when a police officer tried to pull over a driver on a traffic stop. Instead the driver sped off, ultimately crashing through Roberts' yard over a tree and into the house at 90th and Meridian.
"I got sprayed by glass. Just picking glass out of my hair is really something," said Roberts.
The driver crawled out of his mangled SUV and the officer caught up to him. She tried to arrest the driver but he attacked her. The officer was hurt and her attacker ran away.
The officer was taken to Harborview Medical Center for minor injuries and was back on the job in a few hours.
Meantime police across the city were out looking for the suspect. Around 4 a.m., they thought they had him in the Madrona neighborhood, even bringing in tracking dogs without success. However, police believe they know who they are looking for and are confident they'll catch him.
Roberts is looking forward to that.
"If the guy who did this is watching, thanks a lot, man - really appreciate it," said Roberts.
Roberts says the house is structurally sound, but they will have to move out until the wall can be fixed.
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