Woman, 86, Hit On Beacon Hill Sidewalk By Impaired Driver

SEATTLE, WA - An 86-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday after an impaired driver plowed into her as she walked down a sidewalk in the Beacon Hill neighborhood.

The woman was walking south on 15th Avenue South just before South Spokane around 9 a.m. The 48-year-old driver, also headed south on 15th, crossed into the northbound lanes and drove his Ford Fusion up onto the sidewalk, hitting the woman.

She was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Neither the driver nor his passenger were injured.

Seattle police had to get a warrant to get a blood sample from the driver. In the meantime, he was taken to the King County Jail on a vehicular assault charge.

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