According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the incident was reported at around 5:42 p.m. in the 5600 block of 176th Street East
Pierce County, Wash. – A woman was killed and another was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Pierce County Wednesday evening.
According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the incident was reported at around 5:42 p.m. in the 5600 block of 176th Street East.
Reportedly, a 26-year-old female driver of a white Subaru was driving at a high speed when she ran through a red light on 70th Avenue East.
At the same time, a pickup had the green light and was making a legal U-turn and struck the driver's side of the Subaru. A white van that had been following the Subaru crashed into it before driving off.
The Subaru driver was seriously injured. Her mother, 64, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Neither of the women was wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the pickup, a 41-year-old man, was uninjured. Neither was his 2-year-old son who was in a car.
The driver of the white van, a 29-year-old man, left the crash site after the wreck. He is currently facing felony hit-and-run charges, the police said.
The names of the victims were not immediately disclosed.
No more information about the wreck was available.
An investigation is underway.
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