Onlookers in shock as bound kidnap victim escapes from car trunk at scene of fiery crash
63-year-old kidnapping victim taken to Seattle hospital after busting out of car trunk
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Witnesses looked on in shock as a bound and beaten man crawled out of the trunk of a car that had crashed into a Seattle home and burst into flames, police said.
The 63-year-old alleged kidnapping victim said he was slashed, roughed up then thrown into the trunk of his car but broke free when his captors crashed into the home, according to Seattle police.
"He was beat up pretty bad. They had cut his face with a knife and had beat him up pretty badly," witness Raegan McKibbon told King 5.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The crash happened around 5 a.m. Thursday in the Ravenna neighborhood.
"A screeching noise and then the most sickening crunch," neighbor Cheng Yu recounted to King 5 of what he heard when the car crashed.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A kidnapping victim escaped from the trunk of a car that crashed into this Seattle home. (Seattle Police Department)
Brooks Mierow said he and his children were home when the car slammed into his home, and he rushed the kids and family’s dog out of the house when he spotted smoke coming from the car.
The kidnapping victim was seen escaping the trunk of the car after the crash, and McKibbon assisted the man across the street.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Seattle Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the flames. Police said the 63-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver or other passengers were not immediately located, police said.
Seattle police are shown at a crime scene in 2020. (Karen Ducey / Getty Images / File)
The victim reported to police that he was assaulted by "several suspects" before he was bound and forced into the trunk. Police told King 5 that the kidnapping did not appear targeted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A view of the Seattle skyline (Reuters / Chris Helgren / File)
An 18-year-old male who matched the description of a suspect provided by the victim was questioned by police and ultimately released. No other suspects were located, Seattle police reported.
Detectives are investigating and police are calling on members of the public to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 if they have information on the case.