Kennewick police officers search the residential area on West 24th Avenue just west of South Ely Street Tuesday afternoon for a driver that failed to pull over for a traffic stop then ran away after crashing the car he was driving.
Bob Brawdy
bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
Kennewick, WA
A set of expired registration tags led to Kennewick officers searching a neighborhood for a missing driver who fled from police.
A Kennewick police officer spotted a car on Ely Street with expired registration about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday and signaled it to stop, Commander Isaac Merkl told the Tri-City Herald.
The officer didn’t pursue the driver, but did find the car a short time later where it slid off the road near 24th Avenue and hit a retaining wall.
Kennewick police officers search the residential area on West 24th Avenue just west of South Ely Street Tuesday afternoon for a driver that failed to pull over for a traffic stop then ran away after crashing the car he was driving. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
Police gathered at Heritage Landscaping’s parking lot on 27th Avenue and scoured the area for the driver, but they weren’t able to find the person, Merkl said.
Investigators are working on a search warrant to try and determine who was driving. Merkl said the car wasn’t reported stolen, and it’s not clear why the driver ran from police.
Anyone with information can reach Kennewick police through the non-emergency dispatch number at 509-628-0333 or online at www.kpdtips.com.
Kennewick police officers search the residential area on West 24th Avenue just west of South Ely Street Tuesday afternoon for a driver that failed to pull over for a traffic stop then ran away after crashing the car he was driving. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com
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