A meth-fueled maniac is behind bars after allegedly dragging a Washington state lieutenant from the driver\u2019s seat of her patrol car on a Seattle freeway and speeding away in the stolen cruiser, police said.<\/p>\n
Alexander Eugene Smith, 24, was cuffed after the brazen broad-daylight heist sparked a wild police chase that ended when authorities rammed into the hijacked squad car, bringing it to a halt on the busy Christmas Day highway just before noon, according to an arrest report obtained by KOMO News.<\/a><\/p>\n The victimized Washington State Patrol lieutenant found herself lying on the pavement of Interstate 5 after responding to reports that a man was casually wandering across the lanes around 11 a.m.<\/p>\n Alexander Eugene Smith, 24, was cuffed after the brazen broad-daylight heist sparked a wild police chase Thursday. WSP<\/p>\n Jaw-dropping footage obtained by TMZ<\/a> captured the drugged-up loon sauntering across the northbound highway lanes as cars whizzed by, pacing in the middle of the roadway as the gray police SUV arrived.<\/p>\n The crazed man then approached the marked patrol car with its lights flashing, swung open the driver\u2019s door, yanked the high-ranking cop onto the roadway, and sped off as she frantically tugged at the locked door, the wild video showed.<\/p>\n The meth-fueled suspect allegedly stole a police car, that responded to the Seattle highway after receiving reports he was strolling across the lanes. WSP<\/p>\n Several troopers immediately pursued the commandeered cruiser that was tearing down Washington\u2019s busiest highway at high-speed, before pinning the car into the shoulder and taking Smith into custody, according to the arrest report.<\/p>\n