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Pedestrian killed on I-405 after running across northbound lanes

May 4, 2026, 8:27 AM | Updated: 3:01 pm

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WSDOT and WSP crews at the scene clearing the I-405 of the fatal collision early Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

(Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

I-405 was closed for approximately three hours near N.E. 160th Street in King County after a fatal collision occurred early Monday morning.

According to the Washington State Patrol (WSP), a 41-year-old person got out of their car, which had stalled on the left shoulder of I-405, and ran across the northbound lanes on foot.

A driver in another vehicle then crashed into the pedestrian. The pedestrian was ruled dead at the scene of the accident by WSP.

The driver, a 26-year-old, contacted the authorities regarding the crash just before 5 a.m. and cooperated with law enforcement at the scene.

This incident is still under investigation.

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