Troopers with the Washington State Patrol have arrested a lady on expenses of hit-and-run after a deadly collision involving an AMR automobile on Interstate 5 on June 2.
Keoni Williams, 26, was arrested Thursday and booked into the King County Jail.
The early-morning automotive crash turned deadly after a automotive slammed into an AMR automobile close to the West Seattle Bridge ramp on Interstate 5 heading southbound.
Shanique Dickens, 26, of Burien, was killed in the crash.
A spokesperson for Washington State Patrol mentioned they first obtained a 911 name concerning the crash Sunday at about 4 a.m.
Based mostly on the investigation, troopers mentioned a inexperienced 1996 Toyota Corolla, which had 4 folks inside together with the sufferer, was touring onto southbound I-5 from the West Seattle Bridge.
Nevertheless, after an investigation and utilizing video footage from a fuel station close to the collision, detectives decided there have been solely three folks within the Toyota and Williams was the motive force.
The motive force misplaced management and crashed right into a barrier, officers mentioned.
When everybody bought out of the automobile, Dickens’ head was struck by a passing motorhome’s facet mirror. Troopers mentioned the motive force of the motorhome was unable to maneuver over because it handed the Toyota.
The motive force pulled over and known as 911 the place troopers have been capable of converse with them close to the Michigan Road exit, officers mentioned.
First responders arrived on the scene and tried to supply assist to Dickens when a driver, who was below the affect, hit the medical emergency automobile inflicting a series response.
Dickens was hit once more, troopers mentioned.
Earlier than troopers arrived on the crash, the motive force of the sufferer’s automobile left the realm, officers mentioned.
The 2 26-year-old passengers contained in the sufferer’s automobile advised detectives that the motive force, “Tae,” was buddies with Dickens, however detectives decided that”Tae” didn’t exist.
