SEATTLE — One person was found dead in a suspected hit-and-run in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood late Wednesday night.
Shortly before midnight, police officers responded to reports of a vehicle hitting a pedestrian in the 400 block of Queen Anne Avenue North.
Multiple people saw the crash happen and then officers responded and tried to save the woman’s life. Officers provided aid to the woman until Seattle Fire arrived.
The 53-year-old died at the scene.
The King County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as Kimberly Cook.
A woman who was staying at the Mediterranean Hotel saw the officers trying to save the victim’s life from her hotel window.
“I looked out the window and saw this person lying in the street and I saw what I believe to be a cop vigorously working to give her CPR," Sue Ann said.
A former tech worker in Seattle who now runs an account called WestCoast SafetyVid to bring awareness to crashes has video of the incident taken on a Seattle Department of Transportation camera. It showed the SUV drive by and hit the woman in the road. He hopes someone knows something about this and will come forward.
“Hopefully someone recognizes that vehicle maybe it has front end damage but hopefully someone calls it in and maybe if you are the driver, take ownership of what happened and start that process of healing for that family and yourself,” said Alex Smith.
The intersection of Queen Anne Avenue at Republican Street was closed while detectives with the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad processed the scene. The squad will continue to lead the investigation.
The suspect vehicle is believed to be a 2013-2019 black Nissan Rogue with chrome handles and accents. Investigators expect there to be heavy damage to the grille and hood. Police initially said the suspect vehicle was a Mitsubishi Outlander but realized that wasn't the case after additional evidence was collected.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Department's Traffic Collision Investigation Office at 206-684-8923.
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