Two cars kill Seattle woman in hit-and-run

Sunday, April 11, 2010
Last updated 10:13 a.m. PT

KOMO-TV STAFF

The first car didn't stop, and neither did the second. Police say both drivers left a woman to die in the street after she was hit while crossing East Marginal Way South late Friday night.

Investigators say the 24-year-old woman, identified by family members as Clashana Grayson of Seattle, had just gotten off a bus and was headed to a tavern called The Annex just after 11 p.m.

A witness standing in the bar's parking lot says she saw a Cadillac speeding north on East Marginal just as the woman started walking.

The witness says the Cadillac hit Grayson, who flew up over the hood and may have struck the windshield. The driver stopped momentarily, then fled the scene, said Don Dart of the Tukwila police.

Moments later, a second car ran over Grayson as she lay bleeding in the street.

Clashana Grayson Police say that driver also left the scene. Detectives say it's unclear if there's any connection between the two drivers.

Grayson's cousin, Kimiko Holmes, says she can't believe two motorists would just keep driving after running over someone.

"I couldn't fathom hitting anyone and keep on going. What a coward. What a coward," she says.

Emergency crews rushed Grayson to Harborview Medical Center, where she later died.

Investigators believe the Cadillac has extensive front-end damage and possibly a cracked windshield. It's likely a 1990s-to-2000 model with a red, maroon or burgundy paint job.

The second car is a silver import, possibly an older model Honda Civic, and it also may have sustained front-end damage, Dart said.

Police found pieces of at least one car that broke off in the collision, and are now analyzing that evidence.

Grayson has a 7-year-old daughter. Family members says they're not sure what she was doing in the Tukwila area at that hour, and don't know why she would be headed to The Annex - if she was at all.

From: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/418275_fatal11.html