Sequim Gazette staff
A car chase and head-on collision near Sequim sent a Clallam County Sheriff’s Office deputy to the hospital and two Sequim residents to jail on March 10.
Deputy Mark Millet was injured and treated at Olympic Medical Center after a crash with his vehicle and one driven by Sequim resident Marvin Lamprecht, 24, who, along with Sequim resident Kody Kautzman, 25, were attempting to evade law enforcement officers on a forest service road.
On March 10, detectives with the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office were in the Sequim area looking for Kautzman, who reportedly left his court-ordered drug treatment and had a bench warrant issued for his arrest.
According to the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, at about 1:47 p.m. that day, Clallam Detective Brian Knutson saw Kautzman get into the passenger seat of a white Honda Accord at 7 Cedars Casino; Knutson requested a deputy in a marked patrol car assist him making contact with Kautzman but the vehicle left prior to the deputy’s arrival.
Knutson followed the vehicle from the casino’s parking lot east on U.S. Highway 101, then south on Woods Road. Once the vehicle reached the area were Woods Road turns into Forest Service Road 2850, it accelerated to speeds between 50-60 miles per hour, according to the sheriff’s department. Knutson pursued the vehicle for several miles before losing sight of the vehicle.
Millet arrived in the area and, seeing signs the suspects’ vehicle turned onto Forest Road 2851, gave chase followed by Knutson. Millet reportedly was navigating a corner at about 15 miles per hour when the suspects’ vehicle collided with Millet’s car head-on, not long after the suspect vehicle doubled back on the forest road. Airbags in both vehicles were deployed due to the collision.
After the collision, Lamprecht and Kautzman attempted to flee on foot. Millet captured Kautzman while Knutson captured Lamprecht about 100 yards up the road. Lamprecht also had a bench warrant for his arrest for not participating in court ordered drug treatment.
Millet was transported to OMC by another deputy for injuries sustained during the collision. Lamprecht and Kautzman were evaluated on scene by medics prior to being transported to the Clallam County Corrections Facility. Both were booked on their warrants.
The case was submitted to the Clallam County Prosecutor’s Office for review, including the charge of attempting to elude a pursing police vehicle. This is Kautzman’s eighth arrest since 2013 and Lamprecht’s fifth since 2014, according to the sheriff’s office.
Both have a history of being in possession of controlled substances and delivery of controlled substances, the sheriff’s office said. Drug paraphernalia (syringes) were found in the vehicle.
The collision is being investigated by the Washington State Patrol.
Other agencies that assisted in the arrest include deputies of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, an officer of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with dispatchers from both Peninsula and Jefferson County communications centers.
