This may be removed. 9-15-2016 Washington:
SEATTLE – The King Co. Medical Examiner's Office identified a homeless man killed in a tent along I-5 Monday morning as Walter Burton, 19.
Burton was struck by a driver during the Monday morning commute at the Northeast 50th Street ramp from northbound I-5.
The Washington State Patrol says the driver, Oscar Gutierrez-DeJesus, fled the scene and was later found at his home. Gutierrez-DeJesus, 33, admitted to drinking alcohol beforehand, and he was taken to Harborview Medical Center for a drug evaluation.
Gutierrez-DeJesus was charged with one count of vehicular homicide and one count of felony hit and run. He was previously charged with a DUI in 2007.
Homeless people who live near the scene say the victim was also known as Walter Stroud.
“God rest his soul,” said Brandon Fisher, who lingered at a nearby intersection, Monday, hours after a driver ran heading northbound left the road near Northeast 50th St. and collided with Burton’s tent.
