Detectives are investigating after a motorist struck two people, killing one of them, in a hit and run collision Monday morning in the Green Lake neighborhood.
Witnesses called 911 just before 2 AM to report they had seen the driver of a white F-150 pickup truck strike two people in the 8000 block of Corliss Avenue North just before 2 AM Monday. The witness said the driver fled the scene Eastbound on North 80th Street without stopping.
Officers arrived and found a 38-year-old man dead at the scene and a 17-year-old boy with significant injuries. Seattle Fire Department Medics transported the 17-year-old to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.
Police located a rideshare scooter near the scene, but have not yet determined if it was used by anyone involved in the collision. SPD’s Traffic Collision Investigations Squad is handling the case.