Police search for driver in deadly Kent hit-and-run

Kent police are looking for a driver who left the scene of a deadly crash Tuesday night. 

After about 9:49 p.m., an officer patrolling near Kent Memorial Park on Central Avenue North found two people standing in the roadway. 

When the officer contacted the two people, he saw an injured man on the ground. 

Police said the officer performed life-saving efforts on the injured man until medics arrived, but the man died from his injuries. 

According to a witness, the man was hit by a car and the driver left the scene without stopping. 

The number of people killed crossing the street in south King County cities, like Kent, Renton, Des Moines, Auburn, SeaTac and Federal Way, has nearly tripled in the last 10 years, according to an analysis of WSDOT crash data by The Urbanist. 

The Urbanist also reported that the pedestrian deaths in south King County rose at more than double the rate of the rest of the metro area.  

Anyone who may know information about the car and driver that left the scene or witnessed the hit-and-run is asked to call the Kent Police Department's tip line at 253-856-5808 or send an email to KPDTips@kentwa.gov. 

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