Woman killed in crash involving Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy, officials say

PARKLAND, Wash. — A woman was killed Friday in a crash involving a deputy with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

According to officials, the deputy was responding to reports of shots fired just before 1 p.m.

Officials said the deputy had the patrol vehicle’s lights and sirens while driving westbound on 112th Street in Parkland.

“As the deputy passed on the left, a Honda also traveling westbound made a left turn directly in front of the patrol vehicle,” a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a tweet.

Officials said three people were inside the Honda and the woman who died was the driver. The two passengers are being treated for injuries and the deputy was not injured.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, the Washington State Patrol is investigating the crash.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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