Woman struck, killed by car in Puyallup in suspected vehicular homicide
Puyallup police arrested a man Thursday night suspected of striking and killing a 54-year-old woman with his car.
Police were called about 11:25 p.m. to a report of a car-versus-pedestrian collision in the 300 block of 39th Avenue Southwest, according to a news release from the Puyallup Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the woman down in the roadway.
Police and fire crews attempted to save her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman has not been publicly identified. Police said she is a Pacific resident.
Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Federal Way for investigation of vehicular homicide. Police said they believe the driver was impaired by drugs or alcohol.
A preliminary investigation found the woman was driving east on 39th Avenue Southwest when, for unknown reasons, she stopped in the outside lane of travel and got out of her car, according to the release. Police said the woman appeared to have been struck in the inside eastbound lane of the road.
Police said the driver from Federal Way was driving east on 39th Avenue Soutwest when he allegedly struck the woman with his car. Police said the department’s Major Collision Response Team is leading the investigation into the woman’s death.
This story was originally published October 29, 2021 at 9:29 AM.
