Barricades put up around area where 12-year-old student was killed by runaway SUV

Starting Monday, barricades will be put on a portion of 20th Place S in Seattle’s Central District to prevent cars from parking.

This comes after 12-year-old Arsema Barekew was killed by a rolling car outside Washington Middle School in early March.

A parent allegedly parked an SUV in a no-parking zone on 20th Place S and left it. Eyewitnesses say the unattended vehicle rolled down the street and hit Arsema on the sidewalk, killing her instantly…

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