A large fight erupted in a restaurant parking lot near the 2300 block of Broadway in North Everett, and when it was over, a patron's stolen vehicle had been driven into a crowd, leaving four people hospitalized and a suspect still on the run. Police say the driver crashed about a block away before fleeing on foot, and he has not been found.
According to komonews.com, the brawl broke out in the restaurant's parking lot, and during the chaos, one patron's vehicle was stolen. A man then drove that vehicle into several people before crashing roughly one block from the restaurant and running off on foot, per the same report. Everett police said the incident happened around 2 a.m. Sunday, and FOX 13 Seattle also reported the crash occurred Sunday.
Four Hospitalized With Significant Injuries
Four people were taken to the hospital following the crash, and police said some of the injuries were significant, the station's report notes. Officers deployed a canine team in an attempt to track down the suspect, but the search came up empty and he was not located, per the same account. What led to the fight in the first place remains unclear, and Everett police have not released additional information about the suspect.
The Everett Police Traffic Safety Unit is now investigating, and the case remains active and ongoing, according to komonews.com. Anyone with information has been asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at (425) 257-8450.
Not the First Stolen-Car Scare Near an Everett Restaurant
This is not the first time a stolen vehicle has endangered people at an Everett restaurant. In June 2025, a fleeing car-theft suspect crashed into Los Novillos Family Mexican Restaurant, according to heraldnet.com. That crash damaged the restaurant's front door, wall and part of its patio, the outlet reported. In that case, police said an automatic license plate reader detected the stolen vehicle, though attempts to track it using a StarChase GPS device failed, and the woman behind the wheel was ultimately booked into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of attempting to elude and possession of a stolen vehicle.
No such resolution has emerged yet in this latest case. The suspect has not been located, and detectives are continuing to rely on tips from the public as they work to piece together what happened outside the North Everett restaurant.
