Medical examiner identifies Kent man killed while lying in street

Published 4:09 pm Wednesday, April 17, 2024

The man killed by a vehicle while lying in a street in Kent has been identified as Tony Vento Houston.

Houston, 63, of Kent, died of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. The examiner ruled his death an accident.

Kent Police responded at about 4:06 a.m. April 16 to 132nd Avenue SE and SE 278th Street after a driver reported she saw a man lying in the street just moments before she hit him, but was unable to stop in time, according to Kent Police. The Kent woman, 58, remained on the scene and cooperated with officers.

Houston died at the scene, according to police.