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Bicyclist Hit, Seriously Injured In West Seattle

News   May 20, 2010 at 2:53 pm Josh Cohen

Photo at the scene from West Seattle Blog

West Seattle Blog has the scoop and continues to update with further information about the crash.

WSB reports that, around 8:30 am, a 35-40-year-old man was hit by an SUV while riding up Admiral Way near the West Seattle Bridge, possibly while making a left turn. The bicyclist was trapped under the vehicle until rescuers arrived. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center where he is reported to be in “serious condition” and headed to intensive care. The driver was uninjured.

SFD Battalion Chief Phil Jose described the bicyclist’s condition as “relatively stable” at the scene of the accident.




  • joshuadf

    “I didn't see”

  • giffy

    From some of the pictures it looks like the vehicle is in the turn lane which would make sense if it was making a left turn on to the road in traffic. It would also make sense if there was traffic for the cyclist to be in the turn lane as there seems to be no other place for them to be except in the flow of traffic. No real desire to point blame, since well, I certainly don't have enough information to do so, but I hope he makes a speedy recovery.

    More pictures at KOMO http://westseattle.komonews.com/content/1-hurt-…

  • seadog

    Motorcyclists get hit all the time making left turns, the ER calls them murdercycles for good reason