Port Angeles Woman Arrested After Pursuit Through Sequim Ends in Carlsborg

A 39-year-old Port Angeles woman was arrested Sunday morning after a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy used her patrol vehicle to stop the woman’s vehicle as it entered oncoming traffic in Carlsborg, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities identified the driver as Deidre Gonzalez. No injuries were reported.

The pursuit began just after 10 a.m. on September 6, 2026, when a Sequim police officer attempted to stop a vehicle traveling erratically northbound on Sequim Avenue, according to a news release issued that day.

The Sheriff’s Office said Gonzalez failed to stop and drove at high speed through Sequim, including recklessly through business parking lots, before heading west on Highway 101.

Sequim officers determined they had probable cause to arrest the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, the release stated. Supervisors from both the Sequim Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office authorized the pursuit.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Gonzalez drove to a Carlsborg gas station, turned around and began traveling east in the westbound lanes toward a high volume of oncoming traffic.

Deputy Torri Middlekauff, who responded to assist Sequim police, used her patrol vehicle to cut off Gonzalez’s path. The patrol vehicle struck the passenger side of Gonzalez’s vehicle, disabling it, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Gonzalez then got out and attempted to flee on foot, according to the release. Middlekauff pursued her and made the arrest without further incident.

Sequim police took custody of Gonzalez and began investigating suspected DUI and felony second-degree assault involving a vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The Sheriff's office stated that Gonzalez would be booked into the Clallam County Jail for DUI and second-degree assault.