A Good Samaritan who stopped to help a man on Rainier Avenue South was seriously injured when she was struck by a car. The man she tried to help died.
A Good Samaritan woman who pulled her Volkswagen off in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South just past midnight Sunday to check on a man lying on the road was herself struck and injured by a driver of a Subaru, said Seattle Police.
The driver of the Subaru also struck the previously injured man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.
Detectives checked the driver of the Subaru for impairment “and are awaiting further evidence before making any charging decisions,” said police.
The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center with “serious but non-life-threatening injuries,” said police.
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Police said they believe the man in the street, near the Safeway on the arterial, had been struck by an unknown make and model truck before the woman found him on the road.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contacted police at 206-625-5011.