18-year-old charged in hit-and-run that killed UW student

SEATTLE (AP) — An 18-year-old driver was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a 23-year-old student who was struck on the Montlake Bridge on New Year’s Day. That’s according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Kyle Dickinson also was charged with felony hit-and-run and driving without a valid driver’s license. He was released from King County Jail after posting $100,000 bail. He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Jan 14. Prosecutors say Dickinson was driving his parents’ car around 1 a.m. on Jan. 1 when he hit UW student Jared West, who had just left a nearby party and in the street.