Crime & Safety
Search For Hit-And-Run Driver In Deadly Electron Crash
Deputies say a man was run over and killed while walking home from a birthday party last weekend, now they're looking for the driver.
ELECTRON, WA — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is looking for the driver who hit a man in the Electron area last weekend, then ran off, leaving the victim to die alone in the road.
According to deputies, the 34-year-old victim had left a birthday party at a home along Orville Road around 10 p.m. Saturday night, and had been walking for less than half an hour before he was hit.
At 10:40 p.m. a witness found the man lying dead in the road in the 28200 block of Orville Road E, and called 911 for help.
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Unfortunately, deputies say they don't believe anyone saw the hit-and-run in progress, but they are hopeful that homeowners in the area might be able to help give them a critical clue. They're asking everyone who lives on Orville Road from Kapowsin to 264th Street E to check their home security systems for any potential footage of the victim or a suspicious vehicle between 10 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. Saturday.
Invesigators looking for witnesses to hit & run along Orville Rd south of Orting. Late Saturday night the body of 34 yr old man was found in roadway; victim had suffered critical injuries after being hit by an unid'd vehicle, which was not at the scene. https://t.co/i8fe6ALzto pic.twitter.com/kdRpwdaOCb
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 29, 2020
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