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Update: Pedestrian hit on Aurora Friday night in critical condition

September 13th, 2009 by Thea

According to the Seattle Police Department blotter, the pedestrian hit on Aurora Friday night was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and is currently in critical condition.

Here are some more details of the incident released by the SPD: At approximately 9:15 p.m. on Friday, September 11, a 24-year-old man was driving a gold 2003 Volvo northbound on the 1300 block of Aurora Avenue North in the curb lane. A male pedestrian was running west to east across Aurora at Comstock Street, when the Volvo hit the pedestrian, knocking him to the curb. KOMO has reported that the pedestrian is 35 years old, though his name has not yet been released.

Officers evaluated the driver and determined that there were no signs of impairment, or intoxication by drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident. The driver was interviewed at the scene and then released. Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives continue to investigate the incident.

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