The medical examiner recognized the woman, who was seen strolling in the 800 block of Central Avenue S. on February 4.
The 84-year-old Auburn lady who was struck and killed on Sunday night, February 4, while out on a stroll in the 800 block of Central Avenue South in Kent has been identified.
According to a media report released by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office on February 6, Natalya S. Radchuk passed away from multiple blunt force injuries.
Following many 911 calls, officers arrived at approximately 8:15 p.m., according to a Kent Police press release dated February 5. Callers reported that a woman seemed to be dead and was laying in the street after being hit by a car.
When police came, they discovered the woman Radchuk had passed away from her wounds. Just before the crash, a witness claimed to have seen the woman walking north in traffic lanes rather than a crosswalk.
Police claim that a witness witnessed a smaller red automobile strike Radchuk squarely in the face before speeding away without stopping. There was no license plate number visible to the witnesses.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked by the police to contact KPDTipLine@kentwa.gov, call the Kent Police tipline at 253-856-5808, or call 911. Please refer to Case No. 24-1671.
