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A 24-year-old woman accused of a fatal hit-and-run last month in Kenmore pleaded not guilty today to felony hit and run.

Sydney Katelane Jones, of Kenmore, allegedly struck Joseph D. Humphreys, 31, of Kenmore around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 21 while he was walking in the 18400 block of 62nd Avenue Northeast.

Authorities believe that after the crash Jones took her dog for a walk. She came upon the body and dialed 911, the King County Sheriff’s Office said.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said Jones turned herself in at the Kenmore City Hall later that afternoon. She directed deputies to her Ford F150 pickup, which appeared to have been involved in a crash, West said.

Jones is out of jail after posting $25,000 bond. A case-setting hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5.

The Associated Press

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — State police say that two men killed in a hit-and-run in Southern Oregon were fighting in the road when they were struck by a pickup.

Authorities identified the victims Wednesday as 21-year-old Jarred Quinn Houston and 41-year-old Robert Calvin, both of Cave Junction.

Troopers say Calvin was walking with a woman along U.S. Highway 199 south of Cave Junction in the dark at around midnight Tuesday, when Houston pulled over, possibly due to a mechanical problem. The two men started arguing and were fighting in the southbound lane when they were hit by a compact pickup that never stopped.

The vehicle was described as a light-colored — possibly beige or tan -  1980s Toyota pickup with a matching canopy and damage to the front end.

A 24-year-old Kenmore woman accused of a fatal hit-and-run crash early Monday morning in Kenmore was apparently the person who alerted authorities to the incident, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman, who is not being named because she hasn’t been charged, was ordered held today in lieu of $25,000 bail.

The woman allegedly struck Joseph D. Humphreys, 31, of Kenmore around 1:30 a.m. while he was walking in the 18400 block of 62nd Avenue Northeast.

Authorities believe that after the crash the woman took her dog for a walk. While out for a walk she came upon the body and dialed 911, law enforcement officials said.

The suspect directed deputies to her Ford F150 pickup, which appeared to have been involved in a crash, the sheriff’s office said.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Cindi West said the woman turned herself in at the Kenmore City Hall on Monday afternoon.

The driver believed to be responsible for a fatal hit-and-run in Kenmore has turned herself in to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect, a 24-year-old woman, surrendered this afternoon at Kenmore City Hall, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West. In addition, the pickup believed to be involved in the accident was towed from the 18700 block of Kenlake Place, West said.

The body of the victim, a 31-year-old Kenmore man, was found along the 18400 block of 62nd Avenue Northeast about 1:30 a.m. Monday by a woman walking her dog.

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as Joseph D. Humphreys.

Mark Humphreys, the victim’s father, told Times news partner KING-TV he wasn’t looking for justice.

“I’m only looking for answers and an apology,” he said. “I’m not after nobody. I just wanna know. I loved him.”

Injuries sustained by Humphreys were consistent with being hit by a vehicle, and detectives said debris left at the scene included part of a headlight that likely came from a 2003-2004 Ford F150 pickup.

Anyone with information on the accident is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 206-296-3311. Callers can also contact Crime Stoppers and remain anonymous and receive a reward up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

One woman was killed and another injured in a two-car rollover collision early today in which the driver and all the occupants of one of the cars fled, Seattle police said.

The driver was arrested after she called home, and her mother returned her to the scene, according to police.

The crash occurred shortly before 4 a.m. at 23rd Avenue South and South King Street. Police found one woman dead and another injured.

The 29-year-old driver was booked into King County Jail for investigation of vehicular homicide and hit and run.

Seattle police are investigating a hit-and-run in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South that seriously injured a 40-year-old pedestrian about 10:40 p.m. Saturday.

Police report that one person said a vehicle struck the pedestrian and took off without rendering aid. Another person described the vehicle as gray, but there was no further description, police said.

The pedestrian was taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries.

Police, who arrived at the scene as the Seattle Fire Department was treating the man, say they could not find any witnesses to the collision. Anyone with information is asked to contact Seattle Police.

The hit-and-run DUI on Interstate 5 southbound near Denny Way closes three lanes of the highway. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

A 38-year-old Mountlake Terrace man with a suspended license was arrested on suspicion of a DUI hit-and-run on Interstate 5 tonight, the State Patrol reported.

The man crashed his green Ford sedan into a Toyota near Denny Way and continued southbound on I-5, according to tweets from State Patrol spokesman Chris Webb. Then, the driver plowed into the back of a Honda Accord, and the Honda caught fire, Webb said. The man was arrested and taken to Harborview with minor injuries, while the driver of the Honda did not appear to be injured, Webb said.

The collision blocked three southbound lanes of the interstate.

A 34-year-old Everett man was arrested after a hit-and-run that critically injured his passenger, a 31-year-old man, who was taken to Harborview Medical Center, according to a news release from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

The speeding car crashed into several others near the intersection of Lowell-Larimer Road and Marsh Road at around 7:30 p.m., the release said.

The driver ran from the crash and was eventually tracked down and arrested by Snohomish County deputies in the 6500 block of Lowell-Larimer Road, the release said.

The 5600 block of Lowell-Larimer Road has been closed, and deputies have set up a detour onto 56^th Avenue.  The Lowell-Larimer and Marsh Road intersection is open, but the area remains an investigation scene.

Aside from the passenger in the speeding car, no injuries have been reported.

The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses to a hit and run on Interstate 405 near Milepost 22 early Sunday morning.

At around 12:03 a.m., a white SUV was hit by a dark-colored car, “possibly dark green,” traveling north, which left the scene.

Few additional details are available, and police are asking anyone who might have witnessed the collision to call Det. Greg Wilcoxson at 425-401-7746 or Det. Russ Haake at 425-401-7717.

A 28-year-old Redmond man pleaded guilty on Monday to vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment for the December 2011 death of a bicyclist in Kirkland, according to King County prosecutors.

Nathan J. Godwin faces a sentence of 15 to 20 months in prison, plus 18 months of community supervision followed by two years of probation, when he is sentenced on Sept. 6, said Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg.

On Dec. 8, 2011, Bradley Nakatani, of Kirkland, was cycling home from work in Redmond at around 3 a.m. when he was struck by an SUV driven by Godwin, who was drunk, according to prosecutors. Speed was also a factor in the crash.

Kirkland police said at the time that Nakatani — a software engineer at Alstom, a Redmond technology company – was dressed head-to-toe in reflective gear and had lights on his bicycle and on his helmet. The Medical Examiner’s Office said Natakani suffered a skull fracture and multiple other injuries.

Godwin’s vehicle struck the cyclist as he was turning left from Northeast 124th Street onto Slater Avenue Northeast.

Nakatani, 36, graduated from Newport High School in Bellevue in 1994, went on to attend the California Institute of Technology, and received a master’s degree from Stanford University, a friend told The Seattle Times after Nakatani’s death. He was just around the corner from his apartment when he was killed.