Tag: injuries

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
May 30, 2013

Person biking near Boeing Field struck by car and seriously injured – UPDATE: Police seek witnesses

A man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries this morning after he was struck on Airport Way S near Boeing Field around 6:50 a.m. Originally reported as a collision with a person walking, police say the collision involved a man on a bike and a man driving a Nissan Maxima both traveling south…
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tagged: airport way, boeing field, injuries
April 25, 2013

Cascade: Law enforcement is often unfamiliar with the Vulnerable User Law

Two years ago, the primary focus of bicycling interests in the state legislature was to pass a bill that would create a penalty for negligent driving that results in a serious injury or worse. The Vulnerable User Law has been in place for almost a year, but it is rarely used and, as Cascade Bicycle…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, injuries, john duggan, negligent driving, vulnerable user law
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 16, 2013

Man struck at 5th and Madison, injuries not life-threatening

A 36-year-old man biking at 5th and Madison was struck by a car around 3 p.m. Though emergency responders found him 25 feet from his bicycle, he is “alert and conscious,” and his injuries are not life-threatening, according to the Fire Department. Details of the incident are not yet clear. A witness said he was…
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tagged: collisions, injuries
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