Deputies did not pursue Burien hit-and-run suspect before fatal crash

King County deputies did not pursue a man before he allegedly sped down a neighborhood street in Burien, running a stop sign and killing another driver, according to court documents.

The documents, which include a detailed narrative from a detective with the King County Sheriff’s Office, said officers first spotted the suspect, Pedro Garcia, walking dogs near Sunset Park on Sunday before he got into a reportedly stolen Dodge Ram.

The deputies followed Garcia on South 138th Street without their emergency lights or sirens turned on. Garcia turned onto 22nd Avenue South and took off, going more than 50 mph in a 25 mph zone and running through a

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