A 21-year-old Kent man was killed while driving the wrong way on State Route 509 in Seattle in a head-on collision that also killed a 71-year-old Seattle man.
Jae’Don Parnell was driving northbound on southbound SR 509 at about 9:43 p.m. Sunday, April 12, just north of South 112th Street, according to the Washington State Patrol. Parnell was in lane two of three lanes when he collided with a vehicle driven by Kevin J. Ward. Both men, who were driving alone and wearing seat belts, died at the scene.
Parnell was driving a 2011 Toyota Camry and his vehicle came to rest in lane two, according to the State Patrol. Ward’s vehicle, a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq, came to rest in the ditch on the right shoulder. The roadway was blocked for 5 hours and 35 minutes…