Pierce deputies search for suspect after fatal hit-and-run crash in Parkland
Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a suspect who fled the scene of a fatality crash in Parkland Saturday night.
About 9 p.m. at 138th Street South and Yakima Avenue, the driver of a white, 1996 Econoline van crashed into a Ford Escape.
Crash-related injuries killed the Ford Escape driver — a 69-year-old woman who lived nearby — the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department announced via social media.
After the crash, the van driver was seen moving items from the damaged van into a smaller van. The driver then fled the scene in that second van.
The suspect is described as a white man with average height and weight, according to the department.
This story was originally published December 8, 2019 at 10:26 AM with the headline "Pierce deputies search for suspect after fatal hit-and-run crash in Parkland."
