Crime & Safety
Fatal Bicyclist Crash Closes SR 161
Police are investigating the early Wednesday morning hit-and-run wreck.
MILTON, WA - A bicyclist has died after a hit-and-run crash around 3 a.m. Wednesday. The wreck has closed all lanes of SR 161 southbound at Military Road. The road remained closed for more than five hours.
The identity of the bicyclist has not been released. The driver fled the scene and no description of the vehicle is currently available.
Washington State Patrol is investigating the incident. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Puyallup, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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4:11am UPDATE: ALL Lanes SR 161 southbound at Military Rd remain closed for an @wastatepatrol investigation. At this time there is no ETA for reopening.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February 14, 2018
#ICYMI: Starting the morning commute off with all lanes of SB SR 161 closed due to a fatality collision investigation. NB is open. pic.twitter.com/jQiBfASG7z
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February 14, 2018
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