Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Car Accident Sends One To Hospital; Police Locate And Arrest Suspect
An early evening hit-and-run accident slowed traffic on Logan Avenue just hours before the firework show at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, July 4, a hit-and-run car accident on Logan Avenue North near the intersection with North 10th Street sent one woman to Valley Medical Center.
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The woman was a passenger in the car that was hit. Neither driver was harmed. Details of how the crash occurred are not yet available.
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The suspect, an African American man in his 30s, fled the scene after the accident, then stashed his bright-orange polo shirt in a trash can in The Landing.
Renton Police Officer Randy Jensen caught up with the hit-and-run suspect, who was later arrested for negligent driving in the first degree, and for hit-and-run.
Renton Police, Renton Fire and Emergency Services, and The Landing security responded to the accident.
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