A man suspected of driving under the influence in Everett was charged Monday with vehicular homicide, two days after Washington State Patrol troopers chased him for about four miles before he crashed his truck into a building, killing his passenger, according Everett Police Department spokesperson Natalie Given.
The driver, Victor Perez Cortez, was evaluated at a hospital and booked Saturday morning into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide involving drugs or alcohol. He is being held on $2 million bail, Given said.
Authorities have not identified Perez Cortez’s passenger.
Washington State Patrol troopers pulled over Perez Cortez’s pick-up truck for a DUI investigation at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday near Evergreen Way and West Marilyn Avenue.
Perez Cortez allegedly fled northbound and troopers chased after him, traveling at unknown speeds, Given said.
Perez Cortez allegedly crashed at about 2:30 a.m. into a building in the 4300 block of Rucker Avenue, about four miles north of the initial traffic stop, Given said.
Everett police are investigating the crash.
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