Images: Fleeing Shoplifters Sustain Life-Threatening Injuries

Two shoplifting suspects struck a box truck after fleeing a Safeway in Burien, Washington, Saturday, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver of the vehicle was speeding and tried to make a turn before crashing into a truck near South 128th Street and the southbound on-ramp to State Route 509. The passenger of the shoplifting vehicle sustained life-threatening injuries, while the driver suffered broken bones. Both were taken to the hospital.

A good Samaritan followed the suspects in another vehicle. It’s unclear whether both parties know each other, police said. After the suspects crashed, the Good Samaritan turned around and got into a minor accident with… KOMO News

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