Update: Seattle Police report that a 65-year-old woman was killed and one of her dogs was seriously injured after being stuck by a car at 9:30pm Monday night. The 34-year-old female driver was uninjured, and police say there were signs of impairment; she was arrested and booked into King County Jail.
According to the police report, the pedestrian was walking her dogs northbound in an unmarked crosswalk at 14th Ave NW and NW 46th St when the driver in a black BMW traveling eastbound failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection, hitting the woman and her dogs.
From Seattle Police:
The woman suffered significant injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries. One of her dogs, a pug, was also seriously injured and was transported to a veterinarian. The woman’s second dog, an unidentified breed, ran from the scene and was not located.
Original: A woman is in the hospital after being hit by a car near the Trader Joe’s in Ballard late Monday night.
Woman hospitalized after being hit by car in Ballard: https://t.co/PHMZHALcUM pic.twitter.com/3UMgGmidqs
— KOMO News (@komonews) August 28, 2018
Seattle Fire says it was a vehicle/pedestrian collision. The (approximately) 45-year-old woman was transported to Harborview via SFD medics in serious condition.
Seattle Police apprehended one person at the scene, according to KOMO News.