Pedestrian critically injured in Shoreline hit-and-run
SHORELINE, Wash. -- Police are on the hunt for two men in a white van believed to be responsible for a Tuesday night hit-and-run that sent one man to the hospital with critical injuries.
The victim was walking across Aurora Avenue North near North 145th Street at roughly 6:45 p.m. when he was hit by a white work van, according to the King County sheriff's office.
Witnesses told deputies the van, which was driven by a Hispanic man, pulled into a nearby Jiffy Lube parking lot after the crash, but drove away moments later before police arrived.
Police and emergency workers arrived moments later and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center, where he is in "very critical condition," according to deputies.
Deputies are now looking for the driver and his passenger, who is also a Hispanic man. Witnesses say the van was a full sized Ford or Chevy with a work rack on top. The van also has a broken headlight.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 911.
The victim was walking across Aurora Avenue North near North 145th Street at roughly 6:45 p.m. when he was hit by a white work van, according to the King County sheriff's office.
Witnesses told deputies the van, which was driven by a Hispanic man, pulled into a nearby Jiffy Lube parking lot after the crash, but drove away moments later before police arrived.
Police and emergency workers arrived moments later and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center, where he is in "very critical condition," according to deputies.
Deputies are now looking for the driver and his passenger, who is also a Hispanic man. Witnesses say the van was a full sized Ford or Chevy with a work rack on top. The van also has a broken headlight.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 911.
Illegals. When they're not tying up emergency rooms themselves, they're tying them up with the victims of their crimes.
@KOMO_Sapiens: So, since they were "reported" as Hispanic, they are automatically "illegal"? Nice...
How many video cameras do you think captured a recording of this van? I think the over/under should be set at 5 cameras. Caught by the weekend..
Although pedestrians on 99 are out of control... it's like dodging deer these days! Â They just won't stay out of the road!
@my2cents Yep, just had it happen to me last week! In the dark no less. It happens all the time on 99. It's startling for sure, by my son and I were not surprised. We travel it often to the gym and it's a fairly common occurrence. They dart out into traffic, many with poor timing, and then into the suicide lane (pretty sure that's not why it's named that), and then dart across the other 3 or 4 busy lanes.
No I was going to blame the 2 men to contributing to the stereotype and many Hispanics do not carry insurance and don't take responsibility for accidents!
@my2cents Makes cents to me...
Wait for it.... people are going to start blaming the pedestrian any minute now...
@IronWafflezÂ
Based on the above KOMO story ... no. Based on the KIRO report (which stated that the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk and the police say they couldn't blame the guy in the van for not seeing him) ... yes.
Of course, the guy in the van is still a complete POS for fleeing the scene after stopping. Ditto for the passenger who still could have stayed and tried to help even though the driver didn't.
Assigning blame for accidents is not an either/or exercise. Sometimes there's plenty of blame to go around for everybody.
How horrible. Prayers for the victim for a full recovery.