Officials identify man, 72, killed by suspected drunken driver in Parkland
A 72-year-old man killed after a suspected drunken driver rear-ended his vehicle in Parkland has been identified.
Stephen Randolph Shelton, of Eatonville, was driving south on Spanaway Loop Road about 11:20 p.m. Saturday when a car struck him from behind, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
Shelton was taken to a hospital, where he died. His 69-year-old wife was cut out of the vehicle and taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Deputies arrested the suspected drunken driver, a 22-year-old man, on suspicion of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.
Prosecutors are reviewing criminal charges against him.
This story was originally published June 17, 2021 at 12:21 PM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune