KENT, WA : Seattle man faces numerous charges in fatal Kent crash on April, Wednes day 12th 2017

A 44-year-old woman died and her 14-year-old daughter suffered life-threatening injuries in a car crash in Kent in February. A 23-year-old Seattle man was charged last week with vehicular homicide and other charges, accused of slamming into the other vehicle at over 60 mph.A 23-year-old Seattle man is facing a slew of charges, including vehicular homicide, in connection with a fatal crash in Kent in February that killed a woman and critically injured her teenage daughter, according to King County prosecutors.

Eric Hernandez-Navarro was high on heroin and driving a stolen car when he blew through a red light at over 60 mph just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 11 and crashed broadside into a left-turning vehicle on Pacific Highway South, at South 252nd Street, say charging papers filed last week.Killed was 44-year-old Leimoi Clark, who was seated in the front passenger seat of a vehicle driven by her 39-year-old husband, charging papers say. The couple’s 14-year-old daughter, seated behind Clark, suffered life-threatening injuries, including a broken hip, a broken collar bone and liver and kidney damage, the papers say. The husband, who was turning left on a green arrow, suffered minor injuries.

Police say Hernandez-Navarro ran from the crash scene, then hid out overnight in the backyard of a nearby residence, according to the charges. The following morning, a resident called 911 to report a strange man in his backyard, and police arrested Hernandez-Navarro, who had difficulty walking due to a knee injury he suffered in the crash, the charges say. He gave police some excuse, though charging papers don’t indicate what it was, and was released. Police also found a loaded .45-caliber handgun in the yard and a loaded .380-caliber handgun on the floorboard of the stolen vehicle in the crash, charging papers say.

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Seattle man faces numerous charges in fatal Kent crash