Crying girl on side of SR 512 leads cops to hit-and-run crash, injured mom in Puyallup, Washington

Modified Date: 
Sun, 04/22/2018 - 10:50am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, August 3, 2017

Crying girl on side of highway leads cops to hit-and-run crash, injured mom

A little girl crying along the side of a busy highway in the predawn darkness Thursday alerted authorities to a hit-and-run crash in Puyallup that left the girl's mother bloody and seriously injured in a car that had rolled into nearby trees.

As girl cried over mom after crash, other driver panicked and ordered an Uber, police say

The girl and her 35-year-old mother had been in a Lincoln Navigator that collided with a Honda Civic. Both vehicles ended up in brush off the side of the highway.

The Honda was abandoned, the driver and passengers having walked to a corner store and ordered the Uber ride.

Type: Car Accident
Roadway: 
State Route 512

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