YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Police Department says that a pedestrian died from injuries related to a car crash on Wednesday evening.
The accident happened at S. 1st and S. 6th St. at around 6:30 p.m.
Police say a pedestrian ran into the road before being hit by a car.
The pedestrian, a man who hasn’t been identified yet, succumbed to his injuries despite life-saving measures, confirmed Yakima PD.
Police say the driver, a 50-year-old woman, showed signs of alcohol impairment.
She was arrested and booked into the Yakima County Jail on vehicular homicide charges.
Yakima police say they are still investigating the crash and ask anyone with information to contact Officer Darius William at darius.williams@yakimawa.gov or 509-306-3814.
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