Seattle teen charged in fatal New Year’s hit-and-run KATE FELDMAN
An 18-year-old Seattle high school student has been charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly crashing into a pedestrian just after 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, then driving off.
Kyle Dickinson, a senior at Bishop Blanchet, a private high school, was allegedly driving his parents’ car on Montlake Bridge near the University of Washington campus when he crashed into 23-year-old Jared West on his way back from a party, according to the Seattle Times.
Dickinson never stopped the car, driving to the Alaska Airlines Arena, then leaving the vehicle and fleeing on foot.
Washington (1-5, 0-2 P12) vs Colorado (4-1)
UW head back to Las Vegas for a non-conference match up against a conference foe in Colorado at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20 at T-Mobile Arena. The game, which is part of the Far West Classic, will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks with Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean on the call. Additionally, fans can tune into KJR 950AM to hear Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the official Husky Radio Broadcast. Washington owns the series mark over Colorado, 17-12. The last time the Huskies faced a conference opponent in a non-conference contest was during the 1973-74 season when they played Oregon and Oregon State in the Far West Classic held in Portland, Ore.
SEATTLE - The Huskies (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) are flying high after a record shooting performance against Portland on Sunday and now welcome in the No. 7 ranked Oregon Ducks (5-0, 3-0 Pac-12) for the third of four-straight games at Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington shot an arena record 64.8% against the Pilots, but the Ducks should provide a much stiffer test.
The Ducks fly into Seattle averaging 89.4 points per game, have won their five games by and average of 37.8 points and are on a program record 24-game win streak. They are shooting a sizzling 50.9% for the year and have six players on their roster that stand 6-foot-4 or taller.
SEATTLE Chris Duarte and Eugene Omoruyi scored 14 points apiece, Eric Williams Jr. added 14, and Oregon held on to beat rival Washington 74-71 on Saturday night.
N Faly Dante had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds the 6-foot-11 sophomore from Mali s first double-double for Oregon (4-1, 1-0 Pac-12).
Quade Green scored 15 of his career-best 26 points in the second half as Washington (1-4, 0-2) erased most of a 15-point deficit. RaeQuan Battle added 19 points, hitting 4 of 6 from 3-point range.
LJ Figueroa converted a three-point play to give Oregon a 15-point lead, its biggest of the game, with 16 minutes left.
Green scored Washington s first six points in an 8-2 run that trimmed its deficit to 69-68 with 1:40 to play but Williams hit an open 3-pointer from the left corner 24 seconds later. Battle converted a three-point play to make it 72-71 with 58 seconds remaining and the Huskies got a stop on the other end, but lost the ball out of bound and then fouled Chris Duar
STARTING FIVE The Cougs will finally tip-off the 2020-21 season after having multiple games postponed or canceled this season due to COVID-19 guidelines and regulations. The Dec. 11 start-date marks the latest a Washington State women s basketball season has begun in the NCAA era. It is also the latest start to a Coug season in 44 years, a mark that dates back to the 1976-77 season when WSU opened against Idaho on Dec. 10. The latest start to a season in program history came during 1972, when the Cougars opened the year on Feb. 5, 1972 against Eastern Washington. Washington State enters year-three under the direction of head coach Kamie Ethridge. During her first two seasons, Coach Ethridge has collected 20 wins, which are the second-most by a Washington State head coach during their first two seasons at the helm.