Showing posts with label traffic accident. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traffic accident. Show all posts

Suspect arrested in I-5 hit and run

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Nissan, left, was hit by driver of Honda, right
Photo courtesy Washington State Patrol

At approximately 3:10am on November 5, 2017, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) responded to a report of a serious injury collision on southbound I-5 just north of 175th in Shoreline.

Upon arrival, troopers observed a black Nissan Sentra partially in lane one with extensive left side damage and missing the driver door. They also observed a male lying on the right shoulder south of the Nissan.

The individual was bleeding heavily and unconscious.

Troopers also noticed a blue Honda Element further south of the scene with heavy front end damage. 

According to witnesses, the driver of the Honda walked back to the Nissan then left the scene in a Mini Cooper. It was determined that the Nissan was disabled on the right shoulder and the driver was outside of the vehicle when he was struck.

The Seattle Fire Department transported the victim to Harborview in critical condition where he remains in the Intensive Care Unit in critical but stable condition.

Troopers contacted the residence of the registered owner of the Honda and spoke with a roommate who told the troopers he had not seen the registered owner for six hours. The roommate supplied the troopers with the cell phone number of the registered owner.

On November 7, 2018, WSP detectives interviewed the registered owner, Michael J. Rodenburg, 45 years old from Seattle. Rodenburg was subsequently arrested and booked into the King County Jail for investigation of Felony Hit and Run.



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Hit and run driver injures driver of disabled vehicle on I-5 in Shoreline

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Hit and run on I-5
Photo courtesy WSP
At 3:10am Sunday morning, November 5, 2017, 43 year old Joaquin Gauna of Seattle was standing behind his disabled vehicle on I-5 in Shoreline.

He had been able to pull over to the side of the freeway, just north of NE 175th on southbound I-5.

The driver of a blue 2003 Honda drifted onto the right shoulder, striking first Gauna and then his vehicle. The vehicle ended up in lane one and Gauna was thrown onto the fogline.

The Honda driver kept going for about 300 feet until his vehicle became disabled. The driver fled the scene.

Gauna was taken to Harborview with serious injuries.


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Detectives seeking witnesses to felony hit and run on I-5 at NE 85th

Sunday, October 29, 2017

The door was ripped off and a passengers ejected and injured
Photo courtesy Washington State Patrol

At approximately 10:10pm on Thursday, October 26, 2017 the Washington State Patrol received a report of a serious collision NB I-5 just south of NE 85th.

Upon arrival, troopers observed a BMW SUV severely damaged and missing the left rear door. One of the passengers was a 16 year old male who was ejected and suffered multiple fractures. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center.

Mangled SUV door on roadway
Photo courtesy Washington State Patrol

Witnesses stated that two or three SUVs were racing, struck the BMW SUV and fled the scene. It is unclear whether the vehicle that was struck was involved in the racing prior to the collision. The two vehicles that fled were described as a silver BMW X5 and another SUV. Witnesses also stated that two or three passengers fled from the damaged vehicle prior to troopers arriving on scene.

Due to the nature of injuries, WSP detectives are seeking the drivers of the two fleeing SUVs for Felony Hit and Run. Anyone with information in reference to this incident is asked to contact Detective Ruth Medeiros at 425-401-7719 or by email



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Shorewood student on bicycle critically injured by semi-truck

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Teen hit riding bike to school

A 14 year old Shorewood High School student was critically injured after a collision with a semi truck just before 7:30am Wednesday morning.

Witnesses said the teen was westbound on N 175th St, on the sidewalk on the north side of the street, and was approaching Aurora Ave N.

A semi truck was also westbound on N 175th St and was making a right turn to go northbound on Aurora when the collision occurred.

He and his bicycle were caught under the bed of the truck and dragged for reportedly 30 feet onto Aurora.

The boy received critical injuries as a result of the accident and was taken to Harborview Hospital.

Firefighters at the headquarters station at 175th and Aurora grabbed their equipment and ran across the street to render immediate aid.

Northbound Aurora was closed for several hours from N 175th to N 185th for the investigation. Specific factors contributing to the accident have not been determined at this time.

Principal Bill Dunbar sent a message to parents which included the following:

In an effort to not interfere or distract from their investigation, we will be asking all students to remain on campus today while law enforcement completes their investigation. If you have existing plans to pick your child up early from school, please use the main front entrance next to the office. 
We do have additional counseling support in our school today and throughout the week that is available to anyone in our school community who may need someone to talk to.

UPDATE: The student's family has communicated with the school and reports that he is expected to recover from his injuries.


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Collision on Lake City Way just south of Shoreline / LFP city lines

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Photo courtesy Seattle DOT

Collision on Lake City Way NE at NE 143rd St blocked the right southbound lane around 6:30pm on Saturday, October 7, 2017.



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Roll over accident Monday

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Shoreline Fire reported a one-vehicle roll-over accident on the 150xxx block of Densmore Ave N, Monday around 11am.

A neighbor reported that it was a young man two weeks into getting his license who got distracted. He ran into a rockery and it flipped his car.

He crawled from the car on his own and had no serious injuries.






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Rollover crash in North City

Friday, September 15, 2017

There was a rollover car crash near 15th Ave NE and 180th in North City early Friday morning, September 15, 2017.

According to Shoreline Fire, the driver was able to get out of vehicle and left the scene.



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Edmonds police pursuit into Shoreline ends in power outage for residents

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Photo courtesy Edmonds Police

By Diane Hettrick

According to Edmonds Police spokesperson Shane Hawley, it all started with a sandwich.

And it ended with 1200 Shoreline residents in the dark for nine hours.

Photo courtesy Edmonds Police

Subway Sandwich at 238th Hwy 99 in Edmonds, is open 24 hours. A couple came in just before 3am on Tuesday and ordered sandwiches.

“Apparently, the two suspects were upset with how the clerk was making their sandwich, wanted something they were out of and jumped the counter to try and get it,” Hawley said.

The clerk, who was alone in the store and had been robbed the week before, started screaming. The couple left and the clerk grabbed the phone to call the police.

"The clerk was screaming and we didn’t know what was going on" said Hawley. "Two officers responded and as they were walking in, a black truck went speeding out of the parking lot from in front of the store."

An incoming officer located the truck on southbound 99 but they turned off the highway when they saw him. The officer caught up to the truck on 76th Ave W and tried to stop it. The truck continued southbound into Shoreline on Meridian.

At N 185th the driver lost control, jumped the sidewalk, and crashed into a parked car and a wooden utility pole on the southeast corner of Meridian.

The lights went out for 1200 households. 

Both occupants refused medical treatment. Neither would claim to be the driver.

The male was booked for eluding a police vehicle. He also had a $35,000 warrant for a domestic violence charge. The female passenger was booked for threatening the clerk.

City Light registered the outage at 3:15am and dispatched a crew. 185th was closed from 1st Ave to Meridian. Buses were delayed and rerouted during the morning commute.

At noon, power was restored and the road was reopened.

All for chipotle sauce.


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Shoreline woman killed in single vehicle crash in Mountlake Terrace

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Site of the crash
From MLTNews.com
Republished from MLT News.com

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner has released the identity and cause of death of a 26-year-old woman killed Friday night, September 1, 2017 in a single-vehicle crash in Mountlake Terrace.

The decedent is Staci L. Laugle of Shoreline. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner ruled her cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries, and manner of death as an accident.

The driver, 26-year-old Michael Spieker of Mountlake Terrace, appeared in court on Tuesday. He is now being held in the Snohomish County Jail on $100,000 bond.

According to court documents, Spieker initially told police he had been texting while driving when he lost control of his vehicle in the 22100 block of 48th Avenue West at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. He also told officers he had had three or four drinks before driving, though he consumed the last drink over one hour before he started driving.

However, court documents also report two witnesses saw Spieker’s vehicle accelerate and pass another vehicle driving along 48th Avenue West before he lost control.

The vehicle also caught fire after the crash. Laugle was declared dead at the scene. Spieker was taken to Swedish Edmonds to be checked out before being booked into the Snohomish County Jail on vehicular homicide charges.



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Two vehicle crashes in Shoreline Thursday

Thursday, August 31, 2017

NE 145th and 32nd NE
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire


Around 5pm a motor vehicle crash north of 175th and Dayton required a road closure from 172nd to St. Luke's Place on Dayton. Minor injuries only.

Shoreline Fire extricating driver from vehicle at NE 145th and 32nd NE


An hour later, a two car motor vehicle crash on NE 145th Ave and 32nd Ave NE turned into a rescue.

The children in the vehicle were not injured but the driver needed to be extricated. Driver was taken by the medics to hospital with non- life threatening injuries.



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Movie goer gets an unpleasant surprise

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Damage to unoccupied, parked car
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Friday, August 18, people were gathering for the outdoor movie at Paramount School Park in Ridgecrest, 800 block of NE 155th, when a vehicle went out of control and hit two parked cars.

An announcement was made over the PA system and unhappy drivers showed up to view the damage to their vehicles.

The driver who caused the accident was up and walking around with apparently no injuries.



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Car - motorcycle accident Saturday

Monday, August 14, 2017

A motorcyclist collided with a car on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the intersection of 5th NE and NE 145th near the northbound entrance to the freeway in Shoreline.

According to Shoreline Fire, who responded to the scene, the motorcyclist escaped without serious head injury, although witnesses report he may have had broken bones.

The driver of the car was reported by witnesses to be in shock and was apparently treated at the scene.



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$1,000 reward for successful tip in Lake Forest Park hit and run

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Lake Forest Park police have an unsolved hit and run from May, when a speeding SUV hit a bicyclist and left the scene.

Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who can help locate the SUV or the driver.

The bicyclist, Taft Knowles, survived and is interviewed in the story.

A segment with video footage of the SUV is online with the story from Q13.

Check it out and if you know something, call 1-800-222-TIPS or use the P3 Tips App on your phone. It is anonymous.



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Accident Friday blocks traffic on Ballinger

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Looking east on Ballinger Way
Photo courtesy WSDOT


A crash on Friday, July 28 in the right lane of westbound SR 104 / Ballinger Way blocked traffic on Ballinger right at the I-5 off ramps.

In the photo, emergency responders have blocked both off-ramps from I-5 but are allowing one lane to pass on westbound Ballinger.

For some reason, a police vehicle is blocking the right lane of eastbound Ballinger Way, just before the exit.

Drivers were stuck on the off-ramps. Those exiting the freeway from northbound lanes were forced to go to the next exit and turn around to exit southbound on I-5.



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LFP man in vehicle crash in Yakima

Friday, July 28, 2017

According to the Yakima Herald, 37 year old Adam Accettella of Lake Forest Park was not injured when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was rear-ended on I-82 in Yakima Thursday, July 27, 2017 .

Accetella was a passenger in a semi-truck driven by Esmir Zunic, 40, of Fort Lewis. The vehicle was rear-ended by 38 year old William Larsonberg of Pullman, who was driving a 2016 Toyota Rav4.

Larsonberg was taken to the hospital. Zunic and Accettella were not injured.



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Vehicle that crashed into trees was stolen

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Photo by Jennifer Klock
Driver inattention was likely the cause of the accident on N 185th that took out two street trees in front of the police station.

Police report that it was a stolen vehicle. The driver and passenger fled on foot from the scene but both taken into custody a short time later.

The driver was treated at the scene by Shoreline Fire and booked into the King County Jail.

She will be charged for possession of a stolen vehicle and damage to the trees.



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Car vs tree requires removal of two street trees on N 185th

Photo by Jennifer Klock

Sometime during mid-afternoon of Tuesday, May 23, 2017, a vehicle going westbound on N 185th crashed into two street trees in front of the Shoreline Police station. The vehicle left a trail of parts along the street.


Photo by Jennifer Klock

The trees were so badly damaged that they had to be removed by City crews. You can see them working in the left distance on the second photo.

Thanks to Shoreline resident Jennifer Klock who sent in these photos, taken while the clean-up was going on.



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Motorcyclist walks away from crash that closed Aurora for hours Wednesday

Thursday, May 11, 2017

The motorcyclist involved in the crash on Aurora Wednesday has been released from the hospital with only minor injuries.

The car - motorcycle crash took place on Aurora, between N 167th and N 175 around 8am on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

Police and fire responded. The motorcyclist was stable at the scene and taken to the hospital. Police shut down the southbound lanes of Aurora to investigate the crash. Traffic was backed up on side streets and snarled for hours.

The scene was cleared and the roadway opened at 1:30pm.



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Accident closes Aurora from 166th - 175th

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A car vs motorcycle this morning around 8am closed down traffic on Aurora from 166th - 175th for the investigation.

The closure was still in effect at 11am.

The scene was cleared and the roadway opened at 1:30pm


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Two dramatic accidents with 'missing' drivers

Friday, May 5, 2017

Photo by Deidre Collins


In the past six days there have been two vehicle crashes in Shoreline. In each case, when the police arrived the driver was nowhere to be seen.

Late Saturday night or early Sunday, residents near 15th NE in North City were startled by a very loud noise. The next morning, early, Seattle City Light crews were stabilizing the power lines and replacing the damaged pole on 15th NE in front of St. Marks Parish School.

No power outages were reported.

Photo by Deidre Collins


Sunday, April 30, at 4:46am Shoreline Police responded to an accident on 15th NE in the 18300 block. Upon arrival a 2014 Toyota Camry was unoccupied, blocking the southbound lanes of 15th NE.

It appears that the vehicle was southbound on 15th and lost control, hitting a speed limit sign and light pole.

The vehicle was registered in Edmonds, Edmonds police contacted the registered owner who then reported the vehicle stolen.

Vehicle in ravine near Woodway
Photo by Jim Emerson


Then on Friday, May 5, a vehicle traveling on NW 204 went off the road on 23rd Pl NW and ended up 12 feet down the ravine, in a small creek.

Neighbors went out to assist, but the two people in the car were able to get out, insisting they didn't need help and had to "find the driver".

Police arrived and were able to locate the two from neighbors' descriptions.

Police at scene on 23rd Pl NW
Photo by Jim Emerson



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