Kent Police arrested a 53-year-old Kent man and a 30-year-old Auburn woman following a vehicle pursuit early Wednesday morning on State Route 18.
Officers were sent at about 12:25 a.m. to a business in the 15200 block of Kent Kangley Road for a report of suspicious subjects associated with two vehicles, possibly drug related, according to a Kent Police media release. As officers arrived, they observed two people still in the business parking lot.
As the first officer arrived and drove into the parking lot, the two people quickly drove away in one vehicle and went east on Kent Kangley Road. The officer followed them and attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle accelerated and refused to stop. The officer had his emergency lights and sirens activated as the vehicle continued east on State Route 18.
The suspects drove at a high rate of speed while police followed and efforts were made to coordinate with surrounding jurisdictions and the King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.
As the fleeing vehicle went east on State Route 18, it slowed its speed dramatically near the Issaquah/Hobart Road exit. The officer took the opportunity of the vehicle’s slower speed to perform a pursuit intervention technique (PIT) and stop the pursuit. The move caused the suspect vehicle to spin towards the median, where it rolled over and came to rest upright on its tires.
Officers approached the stopped vehicle and found the Kent man in the passenger seat, while the driver’s seat was empty. With the assistance of the Guardian One helicopter, they were able to find the Auburn woman on the north side of the roadway hiding in the shrubs. Police confirm that she had been the driver.
Fire and medics were on scene and stabilized the injured man and woman. The woman was air lifted and the man was transported by ambulance to local hospitals for treatment. Preliminary information indicates that the vehicle that was left behind by the suspects was a reported to have been stolen.
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