Tag: judy and dennis schulte

November 18, 2016

‘I hope that others who have gone through tragedy or will in the future will never feel alone’

Loved ones of just a couple of the 240 people killed in Seattle traffic in the past decade spoke to a gathering of friends, first responders, city officials, safe streets advocates and neighbors Thursday at City Hall. Neighbors then took their area’s share of the 212 silhouette figures event planners made (“There were actually 240…
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tagged: dan schulte, judy and dennis schulte, max richards, sandhya khadka, world day of remembrance
November 4, 2015

The true cost of Move Seattle

Mike Wang was biking home to his family one evening in July 2011 when a man driving an SUV made a quick left turn and killed him on Dexter Ave. It’s impossible to fill a hole in the world the size of Mike Wang, but through all the tears and pain and anger that followed,…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, caleb shoop, judy and dennis schulte, mike wang, move seattle, move seattle levy, sher kung
March 19, 2015

After NE 75th St safety project: Speeding way down, safety way up, traffic delays … down?

The NE 75th Street Road Safety Corridor project (PDF) has been a huge success by every possible measure. The street is safer for everyone, it’s more comfortable for everyone, and everyone is moving more efficiently. When I say everyone, I mean everyone. According to a new city report, speeding is down 60 percent and high-end…
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tagged: dan schulte, judy and dennis schulte, ne 75th st, road safety corridor
March 26, 2014

On year anniversary of devastating DUI, community rallies in call for ‘vision zero’

Dan Schulte told a crowd of residents gathered in memory of his parents and in a call for safer streets that being a public figure feels “strange” to him. In fact, he wasn’t even sure he wanted to be at the planned memorial walk and rally. “But when I think of my parents, I could…
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tagged: dan schulte, darrin grondel, david frockt, judy and dennis schulte, mothers against drunk driving, vision zero
March 25, 2014

King 5 interviews Dan Schulte ahead of today’s memorial walk

Though few people in our nation can say they have never had a friend or family member who has been involved in a serious traffic collision, the Schulte family’s past year has been unimaginable. One year ago, Judy and Dennis Schulte were killed when a drunk driver plowed into them while out on a walk…
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tagged: dan schulte, judy and dennis schulte, king 5, safe roads awareness week
March 20, 2014

In memory of the Schultes, Safe Roads Awareness Week starts March 25

One year ago, a family was devastated when a man driving drunk plowed into them as they crossed NE 75th Street at 33rd Ave NE near Eckstein Middle School. Judy and Dennis Schulte were killed, and their daughter-in-law Karina and week-old grandson Elias were severely injured. The community was shaken by the tragedy, and the…
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tagged: judy and dennis schulte, mothers against drunk driving, ne 75th st, safe roads awareness week, wedgwood, wedgwood community council