Seattle hit-and-run victim dies of injuries
SEATTLE - A man who was run over by a hit-and-run driver Friday has died of his injuries, officials said.
The State Patrol says a female driver was getting off Interstate 5 near 6th and James around 8:45 a.m. Friday when she hit the man, who was walking beside the roadway. The impact threw the man several feet in the air.
The driver sped off, back down I-5 south. She later struck a parked semi in Tukwila and was soon arrested by troopers.
The victim, 51-year-old Michael Lindsay, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. Doctors tried to save him, but he died at about 8 p.m.
But if not for a Good Samaritan, troopers think the woman would have gotten away with it.
"The witness did a textbook job, superb job," said Trooper J.P. McAuliffe.
That witness, who wants to remain anonymous, dialed 911 and followed the driver, who police identified as Rose Dorsey of Seattle.
Investigators say Dorsey drove through Seattle and then got back on I-5. Troopers arrested her when she slammed into the back of a parked semi on the freeway's shoulder in Tukwila. Troopers believe Dorsey was driving under the influence -- that's something they wouldn't have known if they didn't catch her shortly after the original crash.
"There's certain aspects of the case we never would have had," McAuliffe said.
The witness who saw this unfold was shocked to see the pedestrian hit and the driver keep going, especially knowing the pedestrian hit the front windshield, right in front of the driver's face.
Dorsey told investigators her windshield just exploded.
"It's in my opinion that it's obvious something happened at the very least you should stop and investigate what caused the damage to the vehicle instead of continuing on your merry way," McAuliffe said.
Dorsey is being held on investigation of DUI and felonious hit and run.
Troopers say Lindsay was a homeless man who was on his way to get some medication.
The State Patrol says a female driver was getting off Interstate 5 near 6th and James around 8:45 a.m. Friday when she hit the man, who was walking beside the roadway. The impact threw the man several feet in the air.
The driver sped off, back down I-5 south. She later struck a parked semi in Tukwila and was soon arrested by troopers.
The victim, 51-year-old Michael Lindsay, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. Doctors tried to save him, but he died at about 8 p.m.
But if not for a Good Samaritan, troopers think the woman would have gotten away with it.
"The witness did a textbook job, superb job," said Trooper J.P. McAuliffe.
That witness, who wants to remain anonymous, dialed 911 and followed the driver, who police identified as Rose Dorsey of Seattle.
Investigators say Dorsey drove through Seattle and then got back on I-5. Troopers arrested her when she slammed into the back of a parked semi on the freeway's shoulder in Tukwila. Troopers believe Dorsey was driving under the influence -- that's something they wouldn't have known if they didn't catch her shortly after the original crash.
"There's certain aspects of the case we never would have had," McAuliffe said.
The witness who saw this unfold was shocked to see the pedestrian hit and the driver keep going, especially knowing the pedestrian hit the front windshield, right in front of the driver's face.
Dorsey told investigators her windshield just exploded.
"It's in my opinion that it's obvious something happened at the very least you should stop and investigate what caused the damage to the vehicle instead of continuing on your merry way," McAuliffe said.
Dorsey is being held on investigation of DUI and felonious hit and run.
Troopers say Lindsay was a homeless man who was on his way to get some medication.
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