Person killed in Pierce County hit-and-run

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Photo from Washington State Patrol

ORTING, Wash. - A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on SR-162 in Orting on Wednesday night.

Crews responded to the area of SR-162 near Orville Road East around 8:30 p.m. for reports of a car-pedestrian crash.

Washington State Patrol said the car did not stick around, and the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Several hours later, troopers found the driver and the car at a home in Bonney Lake. The driver was arrested for DUI.

In the span of a day and a half, four people were killed on Pierce County roads.

Around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, a tow truck driver was hit and killed by a semi-truck on I-5 north near Milton. The driver of the semi was taken into custody and suspected of driving under the influence.

In Lakewood around 3 p.m. that same day, a work truck and semi-truck crashed on I-5 southbound, near 84th Street E. Two right lanes are currently blocked from that crash.

Later in the day, around 11 p.m., a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in Tacoma on I-5 near the Portland Avenue exit.

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