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Troopers investigate after person hit, killed on I-705 in Tacoma
Washington State Patrol is investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle on I-705 in Tacoma Thursday night.
TACOMA, Wash. - Washington State Patrol is investigating after a woman was hit and killed by a vehicle in downtown Tacoma Thursday night.
What we know:
Troopers initially posted about the incident around 9:45 p.m.
The crash happened on southbound I-705 at South 11th Street. The road was fully closed for three and a half hours as troopers investigated the scene.
According to WSP, a driver hit a 40-year-old woman who was standing in the roadway. She died at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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The Source: Information in this story came from Washington State Patrol.