Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Hit By Car, Seriously Injured In Renton

The collision happened around 6 p.m. Thursday off Sunset Boulevard west of the downtown Fred Meyer.

RENTON, WA - A pedestrian was hit and seriously injured by a driver during the Thursday evening rush hour. The pedestrian was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life-threatening injuries.

According to Renton police, the collision happened just before 6 p.m. along the 400 block of Stevens Avenue Southwest, which is where the road intersects with Sunset Boulevard west of the downtown Fred Meyer.

Renton traffic investigators were still on scene around 8 p.m. We will update this story as police release more details.

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