Lake Forest Park police had discontinued pursuit of teenaged driver who crashed on Locust Way
Monday, February 3, 2025
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During one of these stops, the sergeant observed a vehicle traveling recklessly at an estimated speed of over 60 mph on SR 522/Bothell Way.
The sergeant attempted to initiate a traffic stop after the vehicle appeared to slow down near 61st Avenue in Kenmore.
However, the driver suddenly accelerated northbound on 61st at a high rate of speed going through the red light.
The sergeant was unable to catch up to the eluding vehicle as it was too far ahead with estimated speeds of 80+. The sergeant decided to discontinue the attempt to stop the vehicle due to the distance, excessive speed, and weather conditions (it was hailing) at NE 193rd Street.
Shortly after, the sergeant was informed that the vehicle had crashed in Snohomish County, just outside of Kenmore.
The sergeant and a King County deputy responded to the scene and attempted to extract the driver but tragically discovered that the 16-year-old had not survived the crash.
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6 comments:
It sounds like he discontinued the pursuit at nearly the same time the crash occurred. It would be 40 seconds (0.8mi) between the point he discontinued and the crash scene. If he was at ne 193rd and the other car was "a large distance ahead", it sounds like a poetry small margin and possibly an attempt to avoid liability.
The driver made his own foolish choice and paid for it. When someone dies in the commission of a crime, it's not the fault of the cop who was trying to stop it.
Interesting....
And the other odd part is he discontinued the pursuit 40 seconds before the scene, and within that time frame "he is notified a crash occurred". Pretty tight time frame to have a passerby call 911 and have dispatch relay the update. Sounds fishy
That's separate from a police officer possibly making misleading statements in a police report and possibly violating policy.
I don't know what axe you're trying to grind here, but if you're going to make an allegation like that, you'd better have some evidence behind it. There's nothing in your posts but speculation dripping with bias.
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