EVERETT — A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon after she was struck by a sport utility vehicle in south Everett.
Witnesses said the woman was thrown through the air and was seen beneath the SUV. The truck also struck and a knocked over a small tree.
“She was under the truck. There was a lot of blood over there,” said Oscar Rodriguez, who arrived just after the accident happened.
Police hadn’t released the victim’s identity Friday evening. She is described as a being in her 50s and living in the neighborhood, Snohomish County sheriff’s Lt. Ty Trenary said.
He said the woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Her condition was not known as of late Friday night.
Police responded just after 4 p.m. to the accident near a strip mall in the 12900 block of Eighth Avenue W.
Investigators believe a woman driving a Nissan Pathfinder pulled out of a neighborhood onto Eighth Avenue W. and struck the pedestrian.
The driver was not cited at the scene.
Rodriguez, who was picking up his mother from work at the strip mall nearby, said he used to live in a nearby apartment complex and recognized the victim.
“She was always walking around with a cup of coffee,” he said.
Rodriguez said his mother, who was standing several feet away with a group of co-workers, saw the woman thrown through the air and land beneath the vehicle.
Investigators closed off several blocks of the road for several hours, and dozens of people had to be detoured to their homes.
Several people gathered at the strip mall in the late afternoon waiting for the road to open so they could gain access to their neighborhood.
Reporter Katya Yefimova: 425-339-3452 or kyefimova@heraldnet.com.
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