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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/23/2024

Location : State Route 7 at 180th Street South

City : Spanaway

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On November 23, 2024, a Washington State Patrol trooper attempted to pull over a speeding Lexus sedan on State Route 7 in Parkland. The driver of the Lexus, a 24-year-old man from Tacoma, fled the scene and continued driving until he lost control and collided with a pickup truck. The passenger in the Lexus, a 50-year-old man from Graham, was killed at the scene. The pickup driver, a 44-year-old man from Tacoma, was seriously injured. The driver under pursuit was also hospitalized with injuries.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 bystander killed, driver injured.
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Last update: 11/24/2024.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/police-chase-ends-two-car-crash-leaving-one-dead-spanaway/