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Parkland burglary suspect bolts from traffic stop, dies in crash

Aug 20, 2013, 6:22 AM | Updated: 7:35 am

The flying car hit and damaged several cars in the Chevy dealership before coming to a stop. The dr...

The flying car hit and damaged several cars in the Chevy dealership before coming to a stop. The driver died at the scene. (Photo courtesy Detective Ed Troyer Twitter)

(Photo courtesy Detective Ed Troyer Twitter)

Pierce County deputies investigate the fatal crash at 112th and Pacific in Parkland. Det. Troyer estimates the car reached speeds of up to 100 mph before crashing into a telephone pole and launching the vehicle into a Chevy dealership car lot in Parkland at 112th and Pacific. Det. Troyer estimates the car reached speeds of up to 100 mph before crashing into a telephone pole and launching the vehicle into a Chevy dealership car lot in Parkland at 112th and Pacific.

A 19-year-old burglary suspect died after driving away from a traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Parkland.

Pierce County Detective Ed Troyer said the man was suspected of burglarizing a coffee stand at 139th and Pacific Avenue. A witness got a description of the car, and deputy tried to pull him over.

“The driver immediately fled, probably got the vehicle up to 90 to 100 miles an hour, and within a minute or so left the roadway, hit a telephone pole, ejected himself from the car, and he’s dead here at the scene,” Troyer said. “The car landed in a car lot.”

The flying car hit and damaged several cars in the Chevy dealership before coming to a stop.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt.

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