Suspect vehicle involved in collision after abduction call

April 17, 2011

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Renton Police Department Front Counter, 425-430-7500

Suspect vehicle involved in collision after abduction call

At 12:43 PM on April 17, Renton Police were sent to the 600 block of Monster Road SW, in response to a possible abduction. A witness reported that two men had forced a woman into a car, which then drove away. The witness was able to keep sight of the car until Renton Police caught up to it. When the arriving Officers attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, a silver 1997 Saturn, the driver refused to stop. The driver led Police on a two minute pursuit into Tukwila, where he entered the northbound lanes of I-5. Immediately on entering the highway, the driver turned the vehicle 180 degrees, causing the Officers to terminate their pursuit. Now traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, the suspect driver struck a northbound vehicle head-on. All three occupants of the suspect car, two men and a woman, were transported to Harborview Hospital. Due to their conditions, none have been identified, and their relationship and the circumstances leading up to the apparent abduction are unknown. Washington State Patrol and Renton Police Traffic Division are investigating the collision. Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to call the Renton Police at 425-430-7500, reference case number 11-3802.