Crime & Safety

DUI Driver Crashes At Renton School After Dropping Off Student

The driver hit a school bus after driving over a sidewalk at the school on Wednesday morning.

The DUI crash at Kennydale Elementary happened around 8:30 a.m., according to police.
The DUI crash at Kennydale Elementary happened around 8:30 a.m., according to police. (Renton police)

RENTON, WA - Police arrested a DUI driver who hit a school bus at Kennydale Elementary School on Wednesday morning, but no one was injured.

The collision happened around 8:30 a.m. at the school along Northeast 27th Street. The driver dropped off a student, and then drove up and over a sidewalk, over a bike rack, and then into a school bus parked in front of the school.

"Miraculously, no pedestrians were struck during this collision event especially since it was during the peak drop-off time for students," police wrote in a NextDoor post.

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The crash delayed traffic near the school for a few hours.

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