Federal Way Hit-and-Run Leaves Two with Pedestrian Accident Injuries | Washington Pedestrian Injury Lawyer

Type: Pedestrian Accident
 
Date: February 17, 2010, 02/1710
 
Location: Federal Way
 
Outcome: Two Injuries
 
Two people were injured in a Pedestrian Accident Hit-and-Run Wednesday around seven p.m.
 
One of the pedestrians was released from the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, but the second pedestrian was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. 
 
According to Federal Way Police Officers, a pickup truck hit hit two males when they were running across Southwest 356th Street to get to a bus stop.  The man driving the pickup truck got out, but officers found him at residence nearby.  He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in an ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. 
 
Federal Way Police are still investigating the accident. 
 
We hope that the pedestrian with life-threatening injuries is able to make a full and rapid recovery from his injuries.
 
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), hit-and-run drivers kill nearly 1,000 pedestrians every year, ending up to be the cause of about 18 percent of pedestrian deaths. 
 
Because of the potential for such serious injuries in a pedestrian accident, it would be in your best interest to speak with an experienced Washington Pedestrian Accident and Injury Lawyer who can help you succesfully take the next steps to recover costs forked out due to your accident injury.