KING COUNTY, WA — One person was sent to a hospital late Monday as a result of a rollover collision caused by a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 5 in Kent, reports KOMO News.
The incident took place on the northbound lanes just south of State Route 516 and was first reported by a witness at about 11:30 p.m.
Preliminary details indicate a black 2023 Nissan Sentra was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a 2006 Ford Escape. The force of the impact sent the SUV into the median before it overturned, leaving the driver trapped.
Following the collision, the driver of the causing Nissan fled the scene on foot. Despite a search of the area, Washington State Patrol troopers were unable to locate the hit-and-run suspect. Investigators also later learned that the Nissan had been reported stolen out of Tukwila.
First responders had the driver of the Escape rushed to a local hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
An investigation and a search for the suspect, wanted for a “felony” hit-and-run, remain underway.
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