Tag: hit and run

July 10, 2013

KOMO Video: Woman visiting her sister victim of hit and run at Dexter/Nickerson – UPDATED

Jake Vanderplas’ story of a road rage hit and run in West Seattle we published yesterday drudged up a lot of scary stories from readers, who left their tales in the comments. One of those comments was from a friend of mine: Maile Martinez. Her sister is in town visiting and has been biking around…
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tagged: alana martinez, dexter, hit and run, injuries, maile martinez, nickerson
April 1, 2013

CHS: Car2Go helps police track down, arrest hit-and-run suspect

The young-but-popular car-sharing service Car2Go has helped police track down and arrest a hit and run suspect following a Saturday night collision on Capitol Hill, CHS reports. The victim and witnesses told police that the person driving a Car2Go turned into and struck the victim while he was riding a bike at Bellevue Ave and…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, car sharing, car2go, hit and run, injuries
January 25, 2013

City files charges in October hit-and-run at 29th and Jefferson

The city has charged Leo Etherly with charges of hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license stemming from an October 6 incident at 29th and Jefferson. The case has received a lot of attention not for the alleged hit-and-run, but for the rough arrest at 23rd and Union shortly after the collision. The woman struck…
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tagged: central district, central district news, hit and run, spd
January 7, 2013

Police looking for woman who hit person on bike and fled – UPDATE: Not seriously injured

UPDATE: The Seattle Fire Department says the victim, a man in his 30s, was not seriously injured. No word yet on the search for the suspect. Original story: From SPD: Ofrs investigating hit & run to bicyclist @ Yale Av N and Fairview Av N. Veh desc as a whi. Buick Century, female driver. —…
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tagged: collisions, fairview ave e, hit and run, injuries, south lake union
December 27, 2012

Woman biking in Monroe killed, driver flees scene

A pickup driver killed a woman biking on Highway 2 in Monroe Wednesday night, then fled the scene. The collision happened at 7:37 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 2 and Old Own Road. The pickup was stopped behind another vehicle, and the driver started revving its engine. The driver then pulled quickly around the…
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tagged: deaths, hit and run, hwy 2, monroe
December 24, 2012

Man arrested after striking person on bike downtown and fleeing

A man struck by a car at 2nd and James early Christmas Eve was taken to the hospital with severe injuries. The 27-year-old driver did not stop, despite having a cracked windshield and damage to his car. Witnesses noted the license plate number and told police, who located the suspect and vehicle at the registered…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries