UPDATE: Admiral Way hit-run crash

9:32 PM: Thanks to those who’ve sent photos of this crash at Admiral Way/57th SW this past hour. No major injuries reported. But police are looking for the driver of the Honda Fit, who reportedly walked away from the scene, which is what makes it a hit-run. Police told dispatch the car is registered to someone who lives nearby. They also reported that a gun was found/seen inside. The car will be impounded. An SDOT crew is being summoned to clean up a fluid spill.

10:16 PM: Police just told dispatch that Admiral Way has fully reopened. We’re checking with SFD re: injuries.

9 Replies to "UPDATE: Admiral Way hit-run crash"

  • bolo October 13, 2024 (11:21 pm)

    Hopefully somebody got a good description of the driver that walked away from the scene. Double-double yellow line there means treat it as a barrier– do not cross! It’s there for a reason! What were they thinking?

    • Matthew Arterbury October 14, 2024 (4:11 am)

      Someone who doesn’t have balls to man up to his own mistakes someone who’s got things to hide this guy need to be found n prosecuted 

    • CarDriver October 14, 2024 (6:14 am)

      They weren’t thinking.  Wandering away means they were impaired and figure if they are not in the car they can’t be charged.  

    • WSRob October 14, 2024 (10:36 am)

      If you know that part of Admiral, it curves as you head up the hill (east). It looks like the person didn’t navigate that curve and went straight into the other lane and hit that nice car.  Guessing on the phone or impaired maybe both.

    • JDizzle October 14, 2024 (1:40 pm)

      My husband is the one who was hit and the fire department arrived before the police and got all the guy’s info and verified he owned the car but decided to run off before SPD arrived. The firefighters thought he was probably drunk which is why he ran.

  • Jason October 14, 2024 (9:13 am)

    Admiral International Raceway. I swear this road gets worse each day. Drivers just absolutely don’t care a crap about anything but themselves and reach top speeds doing it.

  • PublicTransit October 14, 2024 (9:50 am)

    A good reminder that driving is dangerous and costly. Take public transit when you can, it is much safer and cheaper. 

  • CarDriver October 14, 2024 (11:00 am)

    WSB. follow up question.  Will the found gun be confiscated? If it’s the registered car owners will that add to any possible tickets/charges?

    • WSB October 14, 2024 (11:03 am)

      No idea. Depends on a variety of things. All I can tell you is that officers gave the serial # to dispatch to check, and the gun had no record of having ever been stolen.

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