Pedestrian struck and killed by SUV in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood

The Brief

  • Seattle police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Friday morning in the Rainier Beach neighborhood on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South.
  • The incident has caused traffic disruptions and suspended Sound Transit’s 1 Line light rail service between the Rainier Beach and Tukwila International Boulevard stations.

SEATTLE Seattle police are investigating a fatal crash Friday morning in the Rainier Beach neighborhood.

What we know:

At about 5 a.m., the Seattle Department of Transportation said the crash happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Way South between South Norfolk Street and South Ryan Way. It blocked several lanes of traffic.

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