I'm a few hours late on this one (it's been a busy day) but we've gotten a few emails asking why I-5 was so backed up earlier this afternoon.

Here's why:

According to Seattle Police, at about 1pm, a parking enforcement officer witnessed a car prowl and called police. Officers caught a man rifling through a car and when officers approached him, the man took off running. Police tried to Taser the man, but it didn't work.

The man ran down 6th Avenue and hopped a railing down onto I-5, and was struck by a car.

The man was taken to Harborview with life-threatening injuries. His current condition is unknown.

Like I said, helluva day.