Stolen truck linked to Monroe bicycle fatality
MONROE, Wash. - Police believe the hit-and-run driver who killed a bicycle rider in Monroe was driving a stolen pickup truck.
The truck that was apparently involved in the fatal crash was found Thursday at a park-and-ride lot.
Police are still looking for the driver responsible for the Wednesday night crash.
Police say the woman who was riding the bicycle tried to cross Highway 2 at Old Owen Road around 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the truck was stopped at the intersection behind another vehicle in the eastbound lanes.
Witnesses reported that the pickup was revving the engine and then went around the first vehicle and struck the bicyclist in the intersection. The truck then drove off.
Two other vehicles drove into the intersection and also accidentally hit the bicyclist, but those drivers stayed on the scene to help with the investigation.
The woman was not wearing a helmet. Her name has not been released.
The truck that was apparently involved in the fatal crash was found Thursday at a park-and-ride lot.
Police are still looking for the driver responsible for the Wednesday night crash.
Police say the woman who was riding the bicycle tried to cross Highway 2 at Old Owen Road around 7:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the truck was stopped at the intersection behind another vehicle in the eastbound lanes.
Witnesses reported that the pickup was revving the engine and then went around the first vehicle and struck the bicyclist in the intersection. The truck then drove off.
Two other vehicles drove into the intersection and also accidentally hit the bicyclist, but those drivers stayed on the scene to help with the investigation.
The woman was not wearing a helmet. Her name has not been released.
RIP bicycle rider. I am so sorry.
But I Â have to wonder: when was the truck reported stolen?
Before, or after, the accident?
I just cannot wrap my head around what kind of a piece of crap you have to be to leave someone for dead.Â
Reported stolen before - or after - the fatality?
The police will check on the ownerâs report of the truck being stolen. If some "friend" went out there and picked the owner up they need to come forward and help with the truth. If the truck was stole the police need our help with those that might have seen anything.
This person will be caught eventually. If said person was stupid enough to steal a truck, and then stupid enough to disobey traffic laws, then hit and run on a bicyclist, eventually all that stupidity will catch up to them. And our weak ass bleeding heart courts will let that individual off with a slap on the wrist, cause he might have feelings and stuff that would get hurt if he spent a long time in jail for his stupid actions. We value the assailant more than the victims in this state, it's pathetic.
 @dgruntled Maybe they will get his or her fingerprints from the truck.
 @jd94b  @dgruntled Even if they did get the drivers finger prints, they won't do any good unless he/she is already in the system...
Catch em and hang em!
Hmm...When was the truck reported stolen? Before 7:30 pm or after.
 @J LAKE doesn't really matter as soon as somebody reports a vehicle stolen, investigators have to prove it wasn't if they want to win a conviction. You don't know when your car is stolen until you go out to find it and it is missing. A person can commit many crimes in a stolen vehicle before it is possible to report it stolen.
 @J LAKE That is an interesting point, actually...
Oh even better a hit and run by a person already committing a crime! When they find this person and prove their guilt.. .please just lethal inject the POS and rid the world of them!
That is IF the person who owns the truck did not report it stolen after the fact as a way to dodge the bullet.... is the steering column damaged or any other signs of theft and that this is not the owner trying to blame the invisible man to dodge their own mistake?
riding an unlit bicycle In the middle of the road with no helmet at night...sounds to me like a possible suicide.
 @dorimonsonfan It doesn't matter if they had a helmet or a light . No helmet is going to keep a vehicle from running you over if they are running through a red light illegally.Â
 @dorimonsonfan Seriously ???? ,,,, you have to be out of your mind ,,,,, geez.
 @dorimonsonfan She was crossing the road there, and cars were waiting on her. The truck got impatient and went around the cars waiting and ran her down. Google the location. It's a well lit intersection in downtown Monroe.
 @dorimonsonfan The article says it was at an intersection. How do you know the woman didn't have a light? If they had hit a pedestrian instead, would we say it is not a problem if they didn't have a helmet or a light vest?
 @dorimonsonfan Personally I think anyone who drives on a road in this state is potentially committing suicide based on the crappy drivers here and the crappy weather hereÂ
Great. Hopefully someone in the know will rat this person(s) out.
Curious to know, was the truck reported stolen before, or after, the collision?
 @newspuppy if it was reported AFTER don't you think the reportee might be in custody
@sunnysandiego @newspuppy What if they were sleeping and didn't realize it was stolen until the next morning? You can't always assume someone is guilty based on that alone. It just shows that more investigating needs to be done.
 @The WA Mama  @sunnysandiego  @newspuppy Fair enough.
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The story clearly says was driving a stolen pick up. Â meaning it was stolen BEFORE it was driven. Â If the owner reported it as stolen AFTER the accident well come on use your head. Â We would now have a suspect in custody.
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Funny how some of the people here jumped to protect the driver of the car like they always do here.
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Where are they now for this incident. Â like cricketville in here.
If life were only that black and white and simple....
 @The WA Mama actually it is.  It would have stated the pick up was reported stolen moments prior to the accident if that were in fact the case.
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yes it's komo and they like to write cryptic articles but by now you should know how to read a komo news article.
 @The WA Mama  @sunnysandiego washington (tacoma) has a big issue with stolen cars.  in the last 7 years here, I had a car stolen from the ymca on pearl, stolen car put on my lot on North Cheyenne, and stolen plates from a good car replaced with stolen plates on my car.  From that point on I always learned to check my plates everyday to ensure they have not been switched with another stolen car.
@sunnysandiego I had a car stolen from my house overnight once. It was used in a crime. I didn't know it was gone until I went to go to work the next morning. Does that automatically make me guilty of committing a crime or just guilty of sleeping? Like I said, not everything is black and white and since the article is missing a considerable amount of information, I am not going assume guilt until there is more data.
@sunnysandiego What if the vehicle wasn't reported stolen until the next morning when the owners woke up? That doesn't mean they did it, it could mean that it was stolen overnight without their knowledge. In cases like this, people have been known to call their vehicles in stolen to try to wriggle out of a situation, but there are also a large number of cases where the owner who's vehicle was stolen is innocent as well.
I'm curious.... was the truck reported stolen before or after the accident?
 @The WA Mama My first thought when I read about the accident, was if the driver was drunk, and if so, they might report the truck as stolen to get out of it.  I am sure they have investigated this, but still I am curious.
Prayers to the family of the victim. Â
I was wondering the same thing.  Wouldn't be the first time someone tried to shirk responsibility by filing a false theft report after their vehicle was involved in something illicit.
This is not a surprise. Certainly makes it more difficult to figure out who was driving. Good luck to the investigators & my sympathies to the family & friends of the victim.