Hit-and-run crash on Pacific Avenue in Tacoma kills pedestrian, shuts down part of road

A pedestrian was killed early Friday morning in a hit-and-run crash on Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, according to police. A portion of the roadway will be shut down for several hours for an investigation.

The collision was reported at about 6:02 a.m. near South 88th Street. Tacoma Police Department and emergency crews from Tacoma Fire Department responded. Police said Pacific Avenue was shut down between South 90th and 86th streets.

Police did not have any information for the driver who hit the pedestrian, a man in his 30s. A police spokesperson did not have information about how the crash occurred. A crash investigation team was called to the scene.

Drivers were advised to use alternate routes through the area.

This story was originally published November 25, 2022 at 7:39 AM.

Peter Talbot

The News Tribune

Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription