Jake Harris’ bad week continues.”Deadliest Catch” deckhand Jake Harris has had a bad week. Last Tuesday he lost his dad, the lovably gruff Captain Phil. And last night he was arrested for investigation of drunk driving and hit-and-run.Washington State Troopers stopped the 24-year-old’s BMW around 9 p.m. last night at the Mercer St. exit on I-5. He was then arrested for investigation of DUI and driving with a suspended license.The WSP later got a call that a similar car had rear-ended another vehicle near where 520 and I-5 meet hours before Captain Phil’s youngest son was arrested. That car, said the caller, then sped off.A spokesperson for the family told KIRO that Harris was booked last night. But says he wasn’t drunk, and didn’t hit any other cars.
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