Tag: deaths
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Wang started taking documentary photos at Tiananmen Square
Mike Wang, the man who was killed in a July 28 hit-and-run on Dexter Ave in South Lake Union, had been working as a photographer for PATH, documenting the work of the global health nonprofit. But Wang got his start in documentary photography during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, according to a 2006 profile in…
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Person struck while cycling in Renton dies – UPDATED
Few details are available, but the Seattle Times reports that a person riding a bike near Renton Memorial Stadium at 5:06 p.m. was struck by a car and taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon. The person was unconscious and unresponsive when medics arrived to Logan Ave N near the Cedar River bridge and trail. Witnesses…
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Person killed in Dexter hit-and-run identified as Mike Wang
The man killed Thursday while biking on Dexter has been identified as Mike Wang, 44, a photographer for a nonprofit who rode his bike to work from his Shoreline home every day, according to the Seattle Times. A memorial has been set up at the site of the collision at Dexter and Thomas in South…
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Person biking on Dexter killed, SUV driver flees the scene – UPDATED
A person riding a bike was killed in an apparent hit-and-run at Dexter and Thomas in South Lake Union. The collision happened at 3:45 p.m., according to King 5. After the collision, the driver of the brown, American-made SUV with tinted windows and a chrome roof rack fled the scene. UPDATE 7/29 12 pm: The…
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Lawyer for Przychodzen’s family looking for witnesses to deadly collision
Attorneys for the family of John Przychodzen are looking for witnesses who have any information about the collision that took his life the afternoon of July 22 (Friday). His funeral will be held Friday near his family in Hartford, Conn. The attorneys from Davis Law Group also identified the driver as Nicholas N. Natale of…
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KIRO: Przychodzen’s family will talk to Kirkland about Juanita Dr safety
The family of John Przychodzen is mourning his death, which came less than a year after he moved to the area from Connecticut. The Kirkland man was struck from behind while he was riding his bicycle northbound on Juanita Drive near 86th Ave NE Friday. He died from his injuries. Przychodzen, 49, biked to work…
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