SHELTON, Wash. (AP) — A pedestrian was killed and police are seeking a driver following a hit-and-run accident on U.S. Highway 101 in Mason County near Shelton.

Emergency personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene of the accident near around 8 p.m. Sunday. The victim’s identity has not been released.

Police say the pedestrian was walking on the shoulder of the road when a southbound minivan veered and struck the victim. Investigators are seeking the driver of a white, Chevrolet Astro van.

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