here's a tragic reminder of what drunk drivers can do - occurred yesterday at about 4pm - should you ever wonder if reporting a driver under the influence is the RIGHT thing to do:
SEATTLE (AP) - Police say a driver who may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs struck four pedestrians crossing a street Monday, killing two and critically injuring two others - a woman and the infant she was carrying.
"This is obviously a very tragic situation," said Seattle Police Deputy Chief Nick Metz. "It's not very normal that we have this level of folks who are victimized in this way."
The accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in north Seattle.
Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said the driver of the vehicle, 50-year-old Mark W. Mullan of Seattle, was placed under arrest and processed for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Court records show Mullan has had multiple DUI arrests in just the past several month. He was arrested for DUI on December 27, 2012, and again on January 14.
A 66-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene, Kappel said.
Kyle Moore, Seattle Fire Department spokesman, said the injured were a 33-year-old female and a 2-week-old infant. The gender of the infant was not immediately known.