Man crashes car, flees from Burien police with pet monkey

BURIEN, Wash. — A man crashed his car after speeding past a State Trooper in the Burien area. Police say the driver was going 112 miles per hour along SR 509.

He exited the highway and lost control of the car after striking a rock in someone’s yard.

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Witnesses told police he jumped from his car and started running away, before returning to the car to retrieve his pet monkey.

Burien police found the driver and his monkey nearby. They were both taken into custody.

"One we determined the monkey was not the driver," Burien police wrote, "We released him to a family member since he was only engaged in monkey business."

The monkey was very attached to the driver, and only let go of him to be held by the driver's mother.

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