Hit-and-run driver leaves Seattle skateboarder in critical condition

The Brief

  • Two separate vehicle collisions within two days left a 37-year-old pedestrian dead and a skateboarder seriously injured in Seattle.
  • The City of Seattle’s goal is to reduce traffic deaths and injuries to zero by 2030.
  • People who live in the city believe it is possible to meet that goal, but believe much more needs to happen.

SEATTLE One person was killed and another person injured in back-to-back traffic incidents within the city of Seattle this week.

On Tuesday, around 12:44 a.m., investigators report a 16-year-old driving a minivan hit a 37-year-old man riding a scooter and killed him.

The incident happened near 24th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 85th Street.

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