Man killed, 5 injuried in wrong-way crash on SR 509 in Burien
Tue, 10/19/2010
A Federal Way man died Monday night after being struck by four vehicles, including an ambulance.
State Route 509 was closed for a time in both directions at South 128th Street about 11 p.m. on Oct. 18.
According to police reports, a Subaru was going the wrong way on SR 509 when it hit a black Ford Explorer head-on and also struck an Acura.
The Subaru driver fled on foot from the scene and was hit by four cars and the ambulance. The man died at the scene.
The Washington State Patrol said the medics in the TriMed ambulance had seen the driver of the Subaru turn around a drive south in the northbound lanes. Shortly after the ambulance struck the man when he fled the scene.
Five other people in struck vehicles were taken to Harborview Medical Center with injuries ranging from not serious to critical.