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Teen Struck, Killed By DUI Driver In Federal Way, WA: Police

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 24, 4:09 PM PDT

updated Oct 29, 9:15 AM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle), KING 5 (NBC) and KIRO 7 (CBS), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

A driver who police say admitted drinking before a crash in Federal Way, WA, that killed a 16-year-old student standing on a sidewalk has been charged with vehicular homicide, KING 5 and KCPQ reported. A second driver has also been arrested in connection with the fatal crash, according to KIRO 7.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 7, Oct 29, 10:00 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 24, 4:18 PM PDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 24, 4:24 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 24, 9:34 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.