Tag: deaths

May 31, 2024

Greenways: 6 people killed in Seattle traffic in a single week as Council considers street safety funding

Traffic deaths in Washington State reached a high in 2023 that the state has not seen in 33 years. That number of deaths in 2023 increased 10% over 2022. King County leads the way with 167 people killed in traffic, more than double the number in 2014. These are all the big numbers on a…
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tagged: deaths, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, vision zero
March 5, 2024

Widow asks Seattle and King County to take action against person who killed Steve Hulsman

Rita Hulsman’s husband Steve was killed December 21 when a man allegedly driving with a suspended license turned left in front of him while he was biking on Marine View Drive SW at 46th Ave SW. Now, in addition to mourning her loss, Rita is also “dismayed and deeply saddened” that King County Prosecutors are…
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tagged: city attorney, deaths, king county prosecutor, rita hulsman, spd, steven hulsman
January 19, 2024

Police: Person who killed Steve Hulsman was driving with a suspended license

The person who struck and killed Steve Hulsman December 21 was driving with a suspended license and without a court-mandated ignition interlock device, according to the police report. Seattle Bike Blog is not naming the suspect because the 53-year-old has not been charged at this time. Hulsman, 66, was a husband, father and grandfather who…
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tagged: deaths, marine view drive, spd, steven hulsman
December 23, 2023

Man killed while biking in West Seattle identified as Steven Hulsman

Steven Hulsman was biking a hilly route he has ridden countless times when someone driving collided with him and killed him Thursday evening. He was 66. Our condolences to his friends and family. Hulsman was a husband, father and grandfather. He loved riding hills like this one, friends say, and he was scheduled to lead…
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tagged: 46th ave sw, deaths, john kugler, marine view drive, steven hulsman, west seattle, west seattle blog
November 22, 2023

48-year-old killed while biking in Kent

A 48-year-old man was killed today in a collision with a 24-year-old driving southbound on Central Avenue South, according to the Kent Police Department. Our condolences to his friends and family. The collision occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m., and the initial information from the police says the person driving stopped, did not show signs of…
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tagged: central avenue s, deaths, kent
June 30, 2023

Man who killed Michael Colmant sentenced to 20 months in prison for vehicular homicide and hit-and-run

Julian Hamilton, 25, pleaded guilty to hitting and killing Michael Colmant in April 2021 and was sentenced to 20 months in prison. Hamilton was driving under the influence after drinking in the park when he crossed to the wrong side of Seward Park Ave S just east of the intersection with Wilson Ave S and…
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tagged: crime, deaths, julian hamilton, mike colmant