Tag: king county prosecutor

March 5, 2024

Widow asks Seattle and King County to take action against person who killed Steve Hulsman

Rita Hulsman’s husband Steve was killed December 21 when a man allegedly driving with a suspended license turned left in front of him while he was biking on Marine View Drive SW at 46th Ave SW. Now, in addition to mourning her loss, Rita is also “dismayed and deeply saddened” that King County Prosecutors are…
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tagged: city attorney, deaths, king county prosecutor, rita hulsman, spd, steven hulsman
October 15, 2013

Woman charged with assault for road rage attack on West Seattle Greenways founder

Erika Soerensen, 37, has been charged with second degree assault for allegedly attacking Jake Vanderplas with a deadly weapon July 8. Vanderplas, who was luckily not seriously injured in the attack at 26th Ave SW and SW Andover Street, reached out via email shortly after it happened. We published his account in full. Witnesses who…
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tagged: 26th ave sw, crime, delridge, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, king county prosecutor, road rage, west seattle
August 10, 2012

Driver who killed Mike Wang gets maximum penalty + His widow Claire’s letter to the judge

Erlin Garcia-Reyes was sentenced to 41 months in prison today, the maximum penalty for felony hit and run. He pleaded guilty last month to striking Mike Wang in the Dexter bike lane and killing him just over one year ago. Claire Allen, Wang’s widow, sent us the powerful letter she wrote to the sentencing judge:…
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tagged: claire allen, deaths, king county prosecutor, mike wang
July 20, 2012

Mike Wang’s widow Claire seeks sentencing opinions for hit-and-run driver

Claire Allen, the widow of Mike Wang, is gathering community letters to send to the court where the man who pleaded guilty to the hit and run that killed her husband will be sentenced next month. Erlin Garcia-Reyes—a 28-year-old native of Honduras who worked at Blue C Sushi, according to charging documents—pleaded guilty earlier this…
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tagged: claire allen, courts, erlin garcia-reyes, king county prosecutor, mike wang
July 17, 2012

Garcia-Reyes pleads guilty to hit and run that killed Mike Wang

Erlin Garcia-Reyes pleaded guilty to felony hit and run today, just 11 days before the one-year anniversary of the fatal collision that took Mike Wang’s life. From the King County Prosecutor’s Office: Erlin Garcia-Reyes pleaded guilty as charged this afternoon to Felony Hit and Run for the hit and run death of cyclist Michael Wang…
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tagged: deaths, erlin garcia-reyes, king county prosecutor, mike wang