Suspect: Lamark A. Walker, 19 year old Black Male, 5’8”/140, Blk/Brn.
On 6-8-11 at about 2323hrs, a Richland Police Officer was driving westbound on SR 240 at Columbia Park Trail when he observed a 2005 Kia next to him with a burnt out headlight. The vehicle passed him and he noted the license plate and recognized the plate and vehicle from a call earlier in his shift. Based on that call he knew that the owner of the vehicle was out of town.
The Officer tried to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle and when he did the vehicle sped up in an apparent attempt to elude the police. The Officer followed the vehicle with his lights and sirens on in an attempt to get the driver to yield. The suspect continued to speed up and tried to take the Pasco exit onto I-182. The driver failed to negotiate the on-ramp and lost control of the car. It spun out of control and went off the road into the gravel. The driver of the vehicle was able to get the vehicle back onto the roadway and continued on towards Pasco.
The Officer continued to pursue the vehicle as it accelerated to speeds of 100mph to 115mph. The vehicle took exit 7 towards Road 100. Again it was traveling too fast to negotiate the ramp and the driver lost control. The vehicle spun out and struck a concrete curb, damaging a tire. The driver of the vehicle got out of the car and ran from the scene. A passenger also got out of the vehicle and did not flee. He was detained for questioning and later released.
The suspect was not located, but the investigation has shown that Lamark Walker was likely driving the vehicle. As of the time of this release Walker has not been located. Anyone with information on Walker’s whereabouts or this investigation is asked to call the Richland Police at 628-0333.
For questions regarding this release contact Captain Jeff Taylor, 942-7363.
