A 16-year-old male student at Kent-Meridian High School suffered life-threatening injuries on Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle hit him as he walked across a crosswalk in the school’s main parking lot.
Kent Police arrested a 22-year-old Kent man for investigation of vehicular assault after he reportedly entered the parking lot a high rate of speed, lost control and hit the student, said police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson in a phone interview.
Paramedics transported the boy to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with injuries to his head. Robinson said she did not have an update about his condition.
“It’s a really unfortunate incident,” Robinson said.
School was not in session on Wednesday because of a teachers workshop day. Kent-Meridian is at 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Police said drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the accident, but speeding was a factor. The driver was not injured.
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