Tag: injuries

September 10, 2011

Woman injured while biking on I-5

A woman biking on I-5 near the 520 interchange was struck and critically injured early Saturday. My Edmonds News reports that the woman was critically injured. Daina Elena Harrison was riding her bicycle northbound in the far left lane on I-5 just south of the Ship Canal bridge when she was hit at 5:16 a.m.…
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tagged: i-5, injuries
September 7, 2011

Long-time Vivace general manager seriously injured in bicycle crash – UPDATED

Brian Fairbrother, a 20-year veteran of Espresso Vivace, was seriously injured in a late-August bicycle crash, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Comments from long-time customers are pouring in expressing their condolences. CHS reports that Fairbrother will be taken off life support Thursday in accordance to his wishes. Details of the wreck are not clear, but a…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, fairview, fairview ave e, injuries, vivace
August 5, 2011

Driver flees after striking a person cycling near Georgetown

The driver of a truck that struck a 25-year-old person cycling on E Marginal Way near S Dawson St near Georgetown around 2 a.m. this morning fled the scene. The victim went to the hospital, but none of the injuries were life-threatening. A witness followed the truck after the hit-and-run and was able to get…
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tagged: georgetown, hit and run, injuries, marginal way
August 4, 2011

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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tagged: deaths, george demendoza, injuries, renton
July 25, 2011

People who attacked man cycling NW of Mt Rainier charged with assault

Early this month, Ron Wingerson was riding his bike on a road near South Prairie, northwest of Mt Rainier Park, when a car full of young people came up behind him. Suspects in the car yelled at him and one of them pushed him, sending him flying to the pavement. The 71-year-old broke six ribs…
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tagged: injuries, kirkland, ron wingerson
April 12, 2011

Cyclist in Belltown hit and run taken to hospital in critical condition – UPDATED

A man in his 30s was taken to Harborview in critical condition after the driver of a red 1990s minivan struck him and drove away around 7 p.m. Monday. We will update as we learn more. Update 4/12– SPD has posted about the incident on the Blotter: On April 11th, at approximately 6:50 PM, a…
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tagged: belltown, injuries, kiro, wrecks