Pedestrian hit by two cars on Meridian last Friday

On Friday, January 29 at 6:53 pm, a Shoreline resident was crossing Meridian Ave at N 170th in a marked crosswalk.

A driver was southbound on Meridian and did not see the pedestrian and side swiped her, knocking her down. A vehicle traveling northbound on Meridian didn’t see the pedestrian laying in the roadway and struck her.

The pedestrian was taken to Harborview Medical Center with critical injuries.

It was dark at the time of the accident, no rain, no evidence of drugs or alcohol on any of the involved parties.

Detectives with the Sheriff’s Officer Major Accident Response and Reconstruction (MARR) are investigating.

The road was closed to traffic for two hours while police investigated.