Light rail service between Rainier Beach and Tukwila is suspended following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a car.
SEATTLE — Light rail service between Rainier Beach and Tukwila was suspended after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in south Seattle.
The pedestrian was hit near 9840 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South early Friday, which also shut down all lanes of that roadway and the light rail tracks. The woman, who "appears to be in her 30s" according to Seattle police, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police determined that the woman had walked across the train tracks and was struck by an SUV, which then stopped suddenly and was rear-ended by a sedan. The drivers of both vehicles were evaluated for signs of impairment and neither was arrested.
The 1 Line was suspended at 5:16 a.m. between the Rainier Beach and Tukwila International Boulevard Stations. Sound Transit issued an alert at 5:35 a.m. that delays should be expected for travelers in that area.
The vehicles will be towed away and the King County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death for the victim.
This story will be updated.
The first 50 people in line will get a complimentary cold brew from neighboring Cafe Vitta and a Salt and Straw tote bag.
SEATTLE — A popular Pacific Northwest ice cream chain will open its newest Seattle location on Friday.
Salt and Straw will open its doors Aug. 29 in the Queen Anne neighborhood at 11 a.m. There will be special giveaways for the first 50 guests, and the establishment partnered with a well-known Seattle chef in the lead up to their first day of service.
The first 50 people in line will get a complimentary cold brew from neighboring Cafe Vitta and a Salt and Straw tote bag "filled with products from some of their favorite local collaborators."
Salt and Straw joined forces with Ethan Stowell to offer two exclusive menu items at How to Cook a Wolf, Stowell's beloved restaurant just across the street from the new location. From Aug. 22-28, an Affogato made with the Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons ice cream from Salt and Straw along with a How to Cook a Wolf Ice Cream Sandwich with the Arbequina Olive Oil flavor from Salt and Straw were available.
The new scoop shop also will have a special back-to-school offer from September 2-5, where visitors can get a complimentary kids' scoop when they show a school ID or wear school merch if they purchase a double scoop.
Salt and Straw says this is one of four openings in the Seattle area in 2025, as a Redmond location opened up in July and two other locations in Seattle are coming "later this year."
Salt and Straw was founded by Kim and Tyler Malek in Portland, and now has locations in eight states.
A military judge sentenced Pvt. Deron Gordon to over six years in prison for sexually assaulting a college student.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier who sexually assaulted a college student in the barracks in 2024 was sentenced to more than six years in prison Friday.
A military judge sentenced Pvt. Deron Gordon, 20, to six years and three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one specification each of sexual assault, abusive sexual contact and as a principal to indecent recording.
Gordon was previously charged with additional crimes, but those were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Gordon is one of four soldiers who were charged in in connection to the sexual assault of a college student, who is now a commissioned Army officer, in October 2024.
When Gordon pleaded guilty, he said that he and another soldier followed the college student into a bedroom after she had been drinking with them. He said she was unstable walking into the room and when they went inside she was on the bed and not responsive.
Gordon said he and the other soldier each proceeded to have sex with her and they filmed each other sexually assaulting her on Snapchat.
As part of his sentencing, Gordon will be reduced in rank to E-1 and dishonorably discharged from the Army.
Gordon will serve the remainder of his sentencing at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Once he is released, Gordon must register as a sex offender.
The three other soldiers who were charged in the incident are at different points in the legal process, and their cases are being treated separately.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Additional resources are available on the Washington State Department of Health's website.
KING 5’s Conner Board contributed to this report.
