The crash occurred at about 9 p.m. Wednesday at 15th Avenue and Juniper Street, Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brandy Kessler said. Kelsey Parret - Milton girl killed Kelsey Parret

Kelsey Parrett and a friend were walking down the road when Parrett was struck, police said.

A witness said the two girls were walking southbound on the shoulder of the east side of 15th Avenue when a white 1995 GMC Stepvan went off the roadway and hit Parrett. The witness said the van swerved left and kept going up the roadway, then came to a stop.

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Dawnya Ikerd told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that she was with Parrett just after she was struck, trying to calm her friend.

"She was very upset," Ikerd said. "I just held her while they were working on her."

Police said the driver, a 47-year-old man, and his passenger, a 48-year-old man, got out of the van, went back to the two girls, spoke with them and then drove to the driver's home nearby. They parked and later returned to the scene, where they were both arrested.

WSP Van involved in collision with Milton girl -1 The van troopers say struck and killed a 15-year-old Milton girl.

Parrett was taken to Madigan Army Medical Center. She died about 5:30 a.m., the Medical Examiner's Office reported.

“She was really, like, vibrant. She always wore pretty colors and she always had a smile on her face and she was always was like there for everybody,” said Parrett’s friend, Kimberly Mueller.

The suspected driver and passenger were booked into the Pierce County Jail on hit-and-run and vehicle assault charges.

Troopers said it appears alcohol was a factor in the collision.

The van was towed from the residence.