Suspect in fatal hit-and-run on Aurora says she crashed on purpose, drove with eyes closed

A 23-year-old woman accused of crashing a car into four pedestrians and killing two of them just north of the Aurora Bridge Friday afternoon told police she crashed on purpose and had her eyes closed when it happened. According to court documents, witnesses saw a Nissan Sentra driving at a high rate of speed strike a curb then fly into the air. When Seattle Police officers arrived on scene near North 40th Street and Aurora Avenue North, one of the victims, a woman, was dead. Another victim was taken to a local hospital and later died of their injuries. Two other pedestrians struck by the vehicle were also injured and taken to an area hospital. One of those victims, a 25-year-old, has since been released from the hospital. The condition of the fourth victim is unknown.