Driver injures woman in Kirkland crosswalk, suspected of DUI

A man suspected of drunk driving was arrested for vehicular assault after hitting a woman in a Kirkland crosswalk Wednesday night.

A man suspected of drunk driving was arrested for vehicular assault after hitting a woman in a Kirkland crosswalk Wednesday night.

According to Kirkland police, the woman, said to be in her early 20s, was walking in a crosswalk at Northeast 85th Street and 124th Avenue Northeast just after 11 p.m. Wednesday when she was hit by the man’s SUV. She sustained non-life-threatening head injuries and was taken to EvergreenHealth Medical Center at around 11:30 p.m.

The man, who is in his early 40s, is suspected of being intoxicated and his vehicle was taken in on a warrant, police said Thursday morning.

The details of the case are still under investigation and the Reporter will update this report as more information becomes available.