Crime

Seattle Woman Killed on I-5 in Federal Way After Leaving Moving Car

Joy Ale
August 10, 2026
Picture Credit: Max Fleischmann

On an early Monday morning, a 33-year-old Seattle woman was struck and killed on the northbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way after she left a moving vehicle, according to the Washington State Patrol. Troopers responded to reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian just south of South 272nd Street at around 12:17 a.m.

Investigators said the woman had been riding in a vehicle traveling in the third of five northbound lanes and exited while it was still in motion. She was struck by a second vehicle traveling in the first lane. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and both vehicles stopped on the right shoulder.

Northbound lanes were blocked for roughly three hours and 45 minutes while troopers worked the scene. The State Patrol has not said why the woman left the vehicle, and has not established whether drugs or alcohol were a factor. She has not been publicly identified, and the investigation is continuing.

JA

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