Tag: injuries

August 26, 2014

Two people driving strike kids on bikes in Georgetown

Two different people driving struck two boys who were biking near Georgetown Playfield Monday afternoon, according to police. An eight-year-old was struck while crossing Airport Way at Corson Ave and the Lucile Street overpass around 3:30 p.m. His 12-year-old friend saw the collision and rode over to help, but a different person driving through the…
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tagged: airport way, corson ave, georgetown, injuries, lucile st
August 19, 2014

Man on bike tour struck near Shelton + Touring couple’s bikes stolen in Mount Vernon

Bike touring is an amazing way to see a place, and touring in Washington State is among the best in the country. But two international groups on long bike trips ran into some terrible situations in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks. A man from England who was on day number one of what…
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tagged: Anna Suthers, Billy Barnetson, cycleamerica2014, dayle walker, injuries, mount vernon, shelton, steven prime, thefts
August 5, 2014

26-year-old recovering after scary collision with semi in Sodo

Firefighters had to use emergency airbags to free a 26-year-old who was struck and trapped under a semi truck near 4th and Spokane in Sodo Monday. Images from the scene are frightening, and Seattle Police describe the victim’s injuries as “severe scrapes and fractures.” He was conscious at the scene and his injuries were described…
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tagged: injuries, sodo, spd
June 20, 2014

Police release more details in serious hit and run near W Seattle Bridge

Seattle Police are still seeking help finding the person responsible for hitting and seriously injuring a man on a bike near the lower West Seattle Bridge last month. The suspect drove away from the scene, leaving behind pieces of his/her metallic blue Saturn S Series car. If anyone saw such a car missing a sideview…
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tagged: crime, harbor island, hit and run, injuries, spd, west seattle
May 23, 2014

Man biking struck near W Seattle Bridge, police seek suspect + Rash of other area collisions

A man biking was struck at the east end of the lower West Seattle Bridge Thursday night. The person driving fled the scene. Police are seeking more information to help catch the suspect and learn what happened. And obviously, the person who was driving should do the right thing and turn themselves in. Details from…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries, lower west seattle bridge, spd, traffic violence, west seattle
May 12, 2014

Two people collide while biking on I-90 Bridge, State Patrol looking for suspect who fled

With strong cross-winds, waves crashing on one side and highway traffic flying by on the other, biking over the I-90 Bridge can be a rather unnerving experience. But crashes on the bridge are somewhat rare, but that is probably no comfort to one woman who was injured in an April 30 collision with another woman…
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tagged: crime, hit and run, I-90 trail, injuries, washington state patrol