Suspected DUI driver flees Kent police, crashes and dies in downtown area

KENT, Wash. — A suspected DUI driver who fled a traffic stop late Saturday night died after crashing into a utility pole, according to Kent police.

A Kent police officer spotted the suspected impaired driver in the downtown area around 9:21 p.m. on April 25 and tried to initiate a traffic stop.

Police said the car accelerated and began to elude the officer, refusing to pull over, and the officer pursued the vehicle as it traveled north on Washington Avenue…

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