Intoxicated man arrested for striking pedestrian in Federal Way

Federal Way police arrested a man who hit a pedestrian in Federal Way on Sunday.

Federal Way police arrested a man who hit a pedestrian in Federal Way on Sunday.

Witnesses told officers the suspect, who police later determined was intoxicated, struck a pedestrian with his vehicle’s side mirror in the 1400 block of SW Dash Point Road at approximately 5:35 p.m., according to police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock.

The pedestrian was transported to Harborview Medical Center with broken ribs and non-life-threatening internal injuries.

The suspect failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for vehicular assault. Schrock said a warrant for blood was obtained and he was later booked into SCORE jail.