PARKLAND, Wash. — The suspect in a fatal crash in Parkland was charged with eight criminal counts, including felony murder, on Wednesday morning.

The suspect, identified in court documents as Donald Wayne Rownan, 47, allegedly fled a traffic stop, running a red light and striking and killing another driver who was traveling through the intersection at Ainsworth Avenue and 112th Street South.

The 20-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Rownan reportedly confessed to going between 75 and 80 miles per hour at the time of the collision, according to court documents. Following the crash, he attempted to flee the scene on foot before he was caught by a Pierce County deputy.

A drug recognition expert concluded that Rownan was likely under the influence of one or multiple substa

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