Fatal crash caused by fleeing suspect following police chase in Pierce County, WA
A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning when a suspect evading a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy crashed into another vehicle at an intersection in Parkland, resulting in the death of a female driver. The suspect had been fleeing from a traffic stop initiated by the deputy after he was identified as wanted on a state Department of Corrections felony warrant. The suspect disregarded a red light at 112th Street South and Ainsworth Avenue South, colliding with the victim’s car that was passing through the intersection. The female driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the suspect was apprehended by the sheriff’s office. The Washington State Patrol will now lead the investigation into the incident, and the intersection was closed for several hours following the collision.
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