A woman driving a reportedly stolen car was killed on the morning of September 16, 2026, when the vehicle slammed into a King County Metro bus near the intersection of South 277th Street and Auburn Way North, between Kent and Auburn, Washington. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the driver as 35-year-old Michelle Latrice Harvey, who died at the scene from multiple blunt-force injuries. Several riders aboard the Metro bus were injured and taken to area hospitals, while the bus driver was not hurt. The stretch of roadway was shut down for several hours as investigators worked the scene.
According to the Kent Reporter, King County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the crash around 7 a.m. and confirmed the car involved had been reported stolen. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Brandyn Hull told the outlet, “The car was a stolen car and likely hit the bus at a high rate of speed,” though the department did not disclose where the vehicle was reported taken from. The Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Response Team took over the investigation, and iLoveKent reported that the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Harvey’s death accidental. Authorities have not released further details on the injured bus passengers.
A driver behind the wheel of a reported stolen vehicle slammed into a King County Metro bus early Wednesday morning just south of Kent, Washington, and died from the injuries. The King County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 7 a.m. to the crash at South 277th Street and 83rd Avenue South, an area between Kent and Auburn. Several passengers aboard the bus were injured in the impact, though the bus driver was not hurt. The road was shut down for several hours while investigators processed the scene.
According to Seattle Weekly, the stolen car likely hit the bus at a high rate of speed, and the driver of the stolen vehicle did not survive. Authorities have not released the driver’s name, age or hometown, nor where the vehicle was stolen from. KCSO spokesperson Brandyn Hull said the Major Accident Response team is handling the investigation. FOX 13 Seattle reported that multiple bus passengers were transported to a nearby hospital following the crash.
