4-year-old boy dies from injuries sustained in Newport Way accident | UPDATE

A child was transported to Harborview Medical Center with injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the area of Newport Way Northwest and Northwest Oakcrest Drive around 11:30 a.m. Friday.

By Daniel Nash • June 26, 2015 3:39 pm
A roadside memorial was set up over the weekend on Newport Way outside the Northwest Oakcrest Drive where a car fatally struck a 4-year-old boy.
A roadside memorial was set up over the weekend on Newport Way outside the Northwest Oakcrest Drive where a car fatally struck a 4-year-old boy.

A 4-year-old boy died from injuries to his brain and spine sustained after being struck by a car at the intersection of Newport Way Northwest and Northwest Oakcrest Drive Friday morning.

The boy, identified by the King County Medical Examiner as Hao Chen Xu, died at Harborview Medical Center Saturday while he was with his parents, neighbor Hart Sugarman said.

Xu and his mother were crossing a pedestrian walkway outside the Oakcrest neighborhood where they lived when he was struck. His mother was physically uninjured.

According to the city of Issaquah, the 67-year-old Klahanie woman driving the car stopped and cooperated with Issaquah police. Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the accident.

Over the weekend, neighbors created a memorial site at the crosswalk.

Issaquah police and Washington State Patrol continue to investigate the accident.