{"id":67984,"date":"2024-02-05T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/male-pedestrian-hit-injured-by-vehicle-in-kent-on-se-272nd-street\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T10:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:26:51","slug":"male-pedestrian-hit-injured-by-vehicle-in-kent-on-se-272nd-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/male-pedestrian-hit-injured-by-vehicle-in-kent-on-se-272nd-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Male pedestrian hit, injured by vehicle in Kent on SE 272nd Street | Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 19-year-old Kent man suffered a head injury after he was hit by a vehicle Feb. 5 while walking across SE Kent Kangley Road (aka SE 272nd Street).<\/p>\n

The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He had “a significant head injury,” according to a Feb. 7 email from Kent Police Deputy Chief Matt Stansfield.<\/p>\n

Firefighters and medics responded at about 7:12 a.m. to SE 272nd Street and 132nd Avenue SE,<\/a> according to an email from Puget Sound Fire spokesperson Pat Pawlak. The collision was on westbound SE 272nd Street.<\/p>\n

Paramedics and firefighters treated the man before he was airlifted from Puget Sound Fire Station 75, 15635 SE 272nd St., Pawlak said.<\/p>\n

“The pedestrian was crossing SE Kent-Kangley Road in a crosswalk at the intersection of 132nd Avenue SE,” Stansfield said. “Multiple witnesses reported the pedestrian failed to obey the pedestrian control signal and began to cross in a southbound direction on a red ‘Do not walk’ signal.”<\/p>\n

A westbound vehicle on SE Kent-Kangley Road entered the intersection on a green light and struck the pedestrian after he reportedly crossed into the vehicle’s lane of travel, Stansfield said.<\/p>\n

The vehicle was driven by a 55-year-old woman, a resident of unincorporated Kent in King County.<\/p>\n

“The driver stopped at the scene and cooperated with police during the investigation,” Stansfield said.<\/p>\n

Third incident in 5 days<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kent had three pedestrian-vehicle collisions over a period of five days.<\/p>\n

Previous incidents:<\/p>\n

Feb. 4<\/strong>: An 84-year-old Auburn woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision in the 800 block of Central Avenue South.<\/p>\n

Feb. 1<\/strong>: A 17-year-old female pedestrian was hit and injured by a vehicle at about 7:21 a.m. on the East Hill in the 23400 block of 116th Avenue SE and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Editor’s note<\/strong>: This story has been updated with additional details about the collision.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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