An 18-year-old Kent man has been charged with vehicular homicide after hitting and killing a motorcyclist Wednesday morning.
Police say Justin Cordova was drunk when he lost control of his car, crossed the center line on Southeast 223rd Drive and crashed into a 56-year-old motorcyclist. The man, who was also from Kent, was thrown from his bike.
Police and medics attempted to save the rider, but he died after being rushed to a hospital.
Traffic investigators spent Wednesday morning at the crash
…
An 18-year-old Kent man has been charged with vehicular homicide after hitting and killing a motorcyclist Wednesday morning.
Police say Justin Cordova was drunk when he lost control of his car, crossed the center line on Southeast 223rd Drive and crashed into a 56-year-old motorcyclist. The man, who was also from Kent, was thrown from his bike.
Police and medics attempted to save the rider, but he died after being rushed to a hospital.
Traffic investigators spent Wednesday morning at the crash site collecting evidence.
“From the beginning the evidence from this crime spoke for itself,” Kent Assistant Police Chief Pat Lowery said in a Friday news release. “This investigation became a matter of putting the pieces back together to tell the whole story, which is the basis for this charge”.
Cordova was arrested at the scene and taken to the Kent City Corrections Center. He was later transferred to the Regional Justice Center.
His bail was set at $100,0000.