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09-12-2008, 01:57 AM
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Looking for Scion Community help...
I'm posting this up here because a tC may be involved, and our community may be able to help.
Suspect may be on the run in fatal Puyallup collision
PUYALLUP, Washington - Police believe the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run Monday in Puyallup may be on the run.
Twenty-three-year-old Blair Jensen is wanted for vehicular homicide in the collision that killed John "Chip" McRae.
McRae's family has gathered from around the country to grieve.
"It's probably the most painful thing I've ever had to deal with," said his father, John "Doc" McRae.
John "Chip" McRae, a resident of Sumner, had three boys and a wife, plus countless relatives and friends.
He was biking Monday night in Puyallup when a driver hit him and dragged him down the road.
The driver drove away from the scene and ditched the car.
Detectives think the car's owner, Blair Jensen, was speeding and may have been racing moments before the crash.
Investigators believe he is now on the run with his 20-year-old girlfriend Christina Ripple.
They may be driving a white 2008 Scion Coupe with the Washington license plate 523-XEM.
Chip's family says only one thing can make them feel better: They want the driver to turn himself in.
"I don't think anything will fix this," said Brennan McRae. "But I say he needs to own up to his mistakes and be a man."
News Video: http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=281757
PUYALLUP, Washington - Police believe the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run Monday in Puyallup may be on the run.
Twenty-three-year-old Blair Jensen is wanted for vehicular homicide in the collision that killed John "Chip" McRae.
McRae's family has gathered from around the country to grieve.
"It's probably the most painful thing I've ever had to deal with," said his father, John "Doc" McRae.
John "Chip" McRae, a resident of Sumner, had three boys and a wife, plus countless relatives and friends.
He was biking Monday night in Puyallup when a driver hit him and dragged him down the road.
The driver drove away from the scene and ditched the car.
Detectives think the car's owner, Blair Jensen, was speeding and may have been racing moments before the crash.
Investigators believe he is now on the run with his 20-year-old girlfriend Christina Ripple.
They may be driving a white 2008 Scion Coupe with the Washington license plate 523-XEM.
Chip's family says only one thing can make them feel better: They want the driver to turn himself in.
"I don't think anything will fix this," said Brennan McRae. "But I say he needs to own up to his mistakes and be a man."
News Video: http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=281757
09-12-2008, 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dibbz
man thats terrible..
and for some reason that name of christina ripple sounds familliar. hmmmmmmm
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and for some reason that name of christina ripple sounds familliar. hmmmmmmm
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09-12-2008, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dibbz
man thats terrible..
and for some reason that name of christina ripple sounds familliar. hmmmmmmm
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and for some reason that name of christina ripple sounds familliar. hmmmmmmm
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09-12-2008, 02:47 AM
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Sometimes that is just the first, unthinking response - a panic reaction - that on sober reflection afterward just eats at the person too much and they do eventually turn themselves in.
BUT, just in case, it won't hurt to keep eyes open for the tC...
BUT, just in case, it won't hurt to keep eyes open for the tC...
09-12-2008, 03:11 AM
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Thats soooo messed up.......what the heck is wrong with people..........I had a friend I watched get killed by a driver a long time ago who did the same thing......he was drinking and only got 3 years for it since he was drunk......a young man never got to grow up and his family was never the same........
09-12-2008, 06:43 AM
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Hmmm ... I dobut he is in Oregon but I will keep my eyes open on my way up to Portland tomorrow.
That is horrible, I think cars need to have GPS systems installed just for moments like this.
That is horrible, I think cars need to have GPS systems installed just for moments like this.
09-12-2008, 07:52 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Suspect in deadly Puyallup hit-and-run turns himself in
Posted by Stacey Mulick @ 12:50:04 pm
The man wanted on suspicion of hitting and killing a bicyclist, then fleeing the scene Monday night in Puyallup has turned himself in.
The 23-year-old man went into the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s headquarters in Tacoma about noon, the Puyallup Police Department reported.
Puyallup police had been looking for the man in connection with the deadly accident Monday night. They had released his picture to the media.
John McRae III, a 51-year-old Sumner father of three, was riding his bicycle in the 2100 block of East Main Street when he was struck and killed. The car didn’t stop.
Puyallup police impounded the car, which had been found abandoned along a street, the next day.
Posted by Stacey Mulick @ 12:50:04 pm
The man wanted on suspicion of hitting and killing a bicyclist, then fleeing the scene Monday night in Puyallup has turned himself in.
The 23-year-old man went into the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s headquarters in Tacoma about noon, the Puyallup Police Department reported.
Puyallup police had been looking for the man in connection with the deadly accident Monday night. They had released his picture to the media.
John McRae III, a 51-year-old Sumner father of three, was riding his bicycle in the 2100 block of East Main Street when he was struck and killed. The car didn’t stop.
Puyallup police impounded the car, which had been found abandoned along a street, the next day.
Not to mention the guy that hit him. His live will never be the same.
