Shoreline man dies after being hit by car on N 205th

Fence memorial for Jake McIntosh
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

A 21 year old Shoreline man died after being taken to Harborview around 3am Wednesday after he was hit by a car near the intersection of N 205th Street and Fremont Ave N in Shoreline.

The King County Medical Office reports his name as Domenico McIntosh, but he was known as Jake to his friends and family.

Initial media reports said that he was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver and also run over by a second driver who remained at the scene and called 911.

However, Detective Jim Leach of the King County Sheriff's Office Major Accident Response and Reconstruction (MARR) unit, says that the facts don't support that theory.

This does not appear to be a hit and run collision; there is no evidence to support the initial report of “two cars”. The evidence supports the decedent laying in the roadway and being run over by one car. That car (driver) stopped and stayed on scene. No alcohol (or drugs) suspected on the driver. Alcohol (or drugs) on the decedent is unknown at this time and results are pending. The reason the decedent was in the roadway is under investigation.

205th was closed for several hours during the accident investigation, and reopened at 6:10am.

His friends created a memorial for him Friday evening on the fence near the intersection, with flowers, photos, and mementos.

A memorial service for Jake will be held at 2pm on Sunday, November 16 in the hall of Calvin Presbyterian Church, 18826 3rd Ave NW, Shoreline 98177.