Driver accused of driving drunk after crash kills pedestrian in Yakima

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Police Department says that a pedestrian died from injuries related to a car crash on Wednesday evening.

The accident happened at S 1st and S 6th St. at around 6:30 p.m.

Police say a pedestrian ran into the roadway before being hit by a car.

The driver, a 50-year-old woman, appeared to have been drinking at some point, according to police.

She was arrested and booked into the Yakima County Jail on vehicular homicide charges.

Yakima police say they are still investigating the crash and ask anyone with information to contact Officer Darius William at 509-306-3814.