26-year-old woman struck and critically injured by SUV while crossing intersection of Denny Way and Dexter Avenue in downtown Seattle

A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized with a head injury after she was struck by a car in downtown Seattle last night. The woman was crossing the street at the intersection of Denny Way and Dexter Avenue around 7:30 p.m. when she was struck by a Nissan Pathfinder. The SUV driver was evaluated by a drug recognition expert and he did not appear to be impaired, a police spokeswoman wrote in a news release. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with what police are calling a potentially life-threatening injury. The incident remains under investigation. No arrests were made.

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