{"id":38192,"date":"2018-12-18T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/woman-killed-in-kent-hit-and-run\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:30:00","slug":"woman-killed-in-kent-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/woman-killed-in-kent-hit-and-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman killed in Kent hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 46-year-old Renton woman was hit and killed Tuesday morning in Kent by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene.<\/p>\n

The pedestrian was crossing at the 84th Avenue South crosswalk at the northbound state Route 167 on-ramp, according to Washington State Patrol.<\/p>\n

The ramp was closed for an extended period of time Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Trooper Rick Johnson tweeted that the vehicle involved did not stop and said the incident will be investigated as a felony hit-and-run fatality.<\/p>\n

The ramp reopened around 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

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I am at the scene. Pedestrian is deceased. Vehicle that was involved did not stop. This is a Felony Hit and Run Fatality. Ramp will be closed for an extended period of time. pic.twitter.com\/OwvDZSJ0gI<\/a><\/p>\n

— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n