Updated on: 12/19/2018
A SeaTac City Council member was killed in a car crash Saturday afternoon in SeaTac, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at South 188th Street and 16th Avenue South.
Newly-appointed council member Amina Ahmed was killed in the crash. Her car crossed the centerline, causing the crash. The driver of the other car was not injured.
Drugs or alcohol were not involved in the incident. The crash remains under investigation.
Ahmed, 52, was unanimously appointed in October to fill the vacant Council Position No. 5 through the general election next year. She had worked in human services in SeaTac since 2002.
The public is invited to the Abubakr Islamic Center in Tukwila for a service Monday at 12:30 p.m. A vigil will also be held at SeaTac City Hall on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Location of the Crash
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