PARKLAND, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says a woman is dead after a man tried to speed away from a deputy and crashed into her car.
It happened at the intersection of 112th Street South and Ainsworth Avenue South in Parkland.
Just before 9:30 a.m., a deputy tried to stop the man for a Department of Corrections felony warrant.
The person got about 10 blocks away, and according to deputies, ran a red light and crashed into the woman who was going through a green light.
Two passengers inside the suspect’s car were injured, including one woman who was stuck inside the car.
The sheriff’s office says the 47-year-old suspect was not injured.
The 20-year-old woman who was hit by the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Washington State Patrol has taken over the investigation.
At last check, the area is closed. No word when it will reopen.
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