Update: Fleeing Car Crash Suspect Found in Back of Pickup Truck, Authorities Say

A helicopter hovering at about 2 a.m. July 31 in the area near Cottage Lake had many wondering on Twitter and in messages to Patch what had occurred.

Elizabeth Hill tweeted: "@kingcosoPIO any idea why a helicopter was hovering near Cottage Lake area in Woodinville for about 45 mins around 2:15 am last night?"

According to Woodinville Fire & Rescue, a single vehicle crashed into a tree at the 19800 block of NE Woodinville Duvall Road at 1:20 a.m. Dispatch relayed that the vehicle had collided with a tree and that the driver appeared to be drunk, according to King County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Cindi West.

The driver and any passengers, (West said it's unknown if or how many other than the driver were in the car,) had fled the scene prior to our the arrival of authorities. A witness reported that a person who fled from the car was injured with a large cut to his chin.

The vehicle involved had been reported stolen from Kirkland, West said. A search at that time yielded no suspects.

Around 8:15 a.m. authorities received a call about a man sleeping in the bed of a truck in the 19800 block of  NE 174th Street. When Sheriff's officers arrived, they said the man wasn't sleeping and didn't have permission to sleep in the truck. In addition to fitting the description of the suspect who ran from the crashed vehicle, he also had a large cut on his chin, West said.

He was taken to Evergreen Hospital for treatment and investigation into the incident continues.