20-year-old killed on the I-5 express lanes in Seattle
Oct 28, 2024, 8:33 AM | Updated: 11:52 am
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(MyNorthwest file photo)
A 20-year-old pedestrian tragically lost his life in a crash on the Interstate 5 (I-5) express lanes in downtown Seattle late Sunday, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) reported. The highway was closed for four hours.
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The incident happened around 9 p.m. when the man from Adams County was walking along the left side of the northbound I-5 express lanes near the Seattle Convention Center. He stepped in front of a car driven by a 20-year-old woman from Oklahoma, who swerved and braked to avoid him. A 30-year-old man from Renton, driving the car behind her, swerved and struck both the pedestrian and the woman’s vehicle.
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The Renton man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.
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