Information from King County Sheriff

In the early morning hours of Sunday May 1st, 2016, King County Sheriff’s Deputies happened upon a person lying in the street, with a wheel chair next to them, near the intersection of SW 104 & 16th Ave SW. Deputies were able to quickly determine the victim, a 63 year old, Native American male, had been struck while trying to cross the street in his wheel chair. Deputies and North Highline Fire / Aid crews attempted to render aid but the man later died of his injuries.

The vehicle that had hit the man, was initially gone when Deputies first came upon the scene. However, approximately 4 hours later, a 51 yoa Hispanic male, returned to the scene and turned himself in to Deputies. The suspect admitted to knowing that he had hit something, but told Deputies he thought it was a shopping cart. When he learned it was a person he had hit, the suspect said he consulted a pastor and then came back to the scene to turn himself in.

The suspect was booked for investigation of Felony Hit and Run.


The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The pedestrian in the wheel chair was in a lit crosswalk at the time he was struck.