UK attempted murder suspect nabbed after car crash with Wash. state trooper

UK fugitive nabbed in Wash. state after car crash

SEATTLE — A fugitive facing an attempted murder charge in the United Kingdom has been arrested in Washington after his car crashed into a state trooper’s.

Investigators say Julio Martins-Paes fled his country four years ago after he was accused of stabbing his wife.

U.S. Marshal Joe Hawe says in a statement that his whereabouts were unknown until his car slammed into a state trooper’s on Interstate 5 south of Seattle last month.

The trooper wasn’t seriously hurt but Martins-Paes was hospitalized and later charged with driving under the influence.

Hawe says it was during the crash probe that investigators discovered his true identity and arrested him Wednesday on a warrant.

There was no immediate word on extradition.

Additional information from: KOMO-TV, www.komotv.com/

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. corrects spelling of Martins-Paes in graf 4, minor edits)