A 55-year-old man was killed after a driver of a small car lost control of the vehicle and crashed through the exterior wall of his Kent apartment on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Robert Horner Sr. died from compression asphyxia from being crushed under the vehicle, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.<\/p>\n
The two people in the vehicle were not injured. Police interviewed both of the car’s occupants, and discovered the 21-year-old woman driver, who had a valid instructional permit, was on a driving lesson under the guidance of the licensed passenger.<\/p>\n
“Although speed and alcohol (at this time) do not appear to be a factor, Kent traffic investigators continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to the collision,” said police spokesman Jarod Kasner in an email.<\/p>\n
Family members said Horner was a disabled veteran who was lying in bed when the car struck the building.<\/p>\n
Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters were dispatched at 6:22 p.m. to a report that a vehicle had struck the Bryson Square apartment complex in the 10800 block of Southeast 240th Street. They found a small four-door import car that was more than halfway inside of a ground-floor apartment.<\/p>\n
Firefighters were forced to jack the car up in order to get to Horner, but were unable to revive him. No one else was injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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