Crime & Safety
Serious Hit-and-Run Crash Closes Both Directions Of MLK Near Renton
The accident occurred late Saturday night along SR 900 near Renton.
SKYWAY, WA - A serious hit-and-run car accident closed both directions of SR 900 - also called Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard - near Renton late Saturday night.
Washington State Patrol reported the accident around 11 p.m. Saturday, but the investigation stretched until after midnight. A 26-year-old man was seriously injured in the accident, state police said.
The accident happened near the intersection of South 129th Street, near the Have A Heart cannabis store and the 7-Eleven.
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Around 1:15 a.m., state police reopened SR 900 and reported that they had located the vehicle that caused the crash.
SR 900 is back open. Vehicle that was hit was in the EB lanes. The driver was a 26 year old male. WSP and KCSO located the suspect and veh
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) March 12, 2017
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