Woman killed when wanted felon crashes into her car, Pierce County authorities say

A woman was killed Wednesday morning in Parkland when a wanted felon crashed into her vehicle at a red light, authorities said.

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy attempted to pull over the suspect around 9:25 a.m. The individual was wanted on a felony Washington State Department of Corrections warrant.

“This is a pretty tragic incident, and I think all of the deputies are devastated by what happened,” Pierce County Deputy Carly Cappetto said.

The suspect sped away and, about 10 blocks later, collided with the woman’s vehicle at the intersection of 112th Street South and Ainsworth Avenue South.

Authorities said the woman had a green light, while the suspect ran a red light.

She died at the scene.

“The suspect ran a red light and unfortunately did hit the victim’s vehicle in a T-bone type of collision at a high rate of speed, and the driver of that vehicle was killed,” Cappetto explained.

Pierce County deputies take suspect into custody

The suspect was taken into custody.

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) has taken over the investigation.

“We understand that we do have to keep our streets safe, and get bad guys off the street, and unfortunately, this is a risk that comes with it,” Cappetto said.

Contributing: James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio

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