April 11, 2023 A King County sheriff’s deputies were responding to a report of a vehicle blocking the road with a person passed out behind the wheel when the driver sped off and hit a deputy.
By Vonnai Phair Source The Seattle Times Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
A King County Sheriff’s Office deputy was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle near Sunset Park in SeaTac on Monday morning.
Deputies responded around 5:10 a.m. to the 14400 block of Des Moines Memorial Drive South after a report of a vehicle blocking the road with the driver passed out behind the wheel, said Cory Stanton, a spokesperson with the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies tried to contact the driver, who then tried to flee and hit a deputy, Stanton said. The vehicle was stopped a short distance away and the driver was taken into custody.
The deputy was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and later released, Stanton said.
The King County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Response and Reconstruction team is investigating.