A 40 year old Renton man is under investigation for vehicular homicide after a two people were killed in an early morning collision on westbound State Route 516 near Meeker Street.

Around 3:15 a.m. three vehicles (a Chevrolet passenger car, Honda SUV and Honda passenger car)  traveling westbound, just west of Meeker St., collided when the driver of a silver Chevrolet passenger car lost control.  The Chevy was struck by a Honda SUV whose driver, an unbelted 57 year old Kent man, died of his injuries.  The Chevrolet was also struck by a red Honda passenger car whose driver, a 40 year old Renton man, was not wearing a seatbelt and received critical injuries.  The driver of the Chevy passenger car, a 25 year old Yakima female, died at the scene and her passenger, a 28 year old Fife man, was seriously injured.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation and the a of the Honda passenger car is under investigation for Vehicular Homicide.  Alcohol and/or drugs are believed to be factors in the collision.

It is unknown if wearing a seatbelt may have saved a life in this collision due to the severity of the impact, but had all of the vehicles occupants been belted some injuries would have been avoided.