Renton Police Determine Yesterday's Chase Not Caused By Reported Abduction

Following an investigation into yesterday's report of a possible abduction, Renton Police have determined that the woman was neither abducted nor kidnapped.

A witness told police that two men forced a woman into a car in the 600 block of Monster Road Southwest shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The witness followed the silver 1997 Saturn until Renton Police caught up to it, according to a statement from the police department.

The driver refused to stop and led police on a two-minute chase into Tukwila, then drove onto the northbound lanes of I-5. The driver immediately turned the car in the opposite direction and headed southbound in the northbound lanes, hitting a 1997 Ford Taurus vehicle head-on, ending the police pursuit.

The driver of the Taurus, 52-year-old Darren Carmean of Seattle, was uninjured.

The three people in the fleeing car were not as lucky. The driver, an unnamed 47-year-old Federal Way man; a passenger, an unnamed 19-year-old Seattle man; and a second passenger, an unnamed 47-year-old woman — were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Renton Police said they don’t know their relationship or the circumstances leading to the apparent 'abduction' tip.

As of Monday afternoon, the driver and the 19-year-old passenger are listed in stable condition and remain at Harborview. The driver may have fled because he had several warrants for his arrest at the time of the chase, according to a statement from the police.

The Washington State Patrol is still conducting an investigation into the collision that occurred on Interstate 5.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to call the Renton Police at 425-430-7500, and reference case number 11-3802.