KIRO 7 is reporting that a man was killed early Sunday morning (October 16, 2011) when the car he was driving flew off I-5′s 85th St exit overpass and landed on its top in the highway’s southbound lanes. Police at the scene told KIRO 7 that Eric Rouleau, 40, lost control of his vehicle, smashed through a guardrail and landed upside down on the highway. According to KIRO 7′s report, it isn’t clear whether drugs or alcohol factored in the crash.
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Collision on Woodlawn and 54th
Updated Friday, 7 a.m. Two vehicles collided on Woodlawn Ave N & N 54th St earlier this evening (Thursday, October 13, 2011). According to a Seattle Police Report, police investigated the crash shortly after 6:30 p.m. The Seattle Fire Department’s 911 Dispatch logs do not indicate that an emergency response was sent by the city to the scene. Tangletown resident and frequent My Green Lake commenter “Horseknuckle” sent us this report: So, admittedly, my details on this are going to be sketchy because I had to find out about it from the domestic partner, who came home and then 30 minutes later said,…
Parked vehicles on Latona Ave NE damaged in crash
A car crashed into at least three parked vehicles early this morning (Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011) in east Green Lake. The car, a Buick sedan, ended up on its roof in the 7400 block of Latona Ave NE. According to 9-1-1 dispatch records, eight emergency response units were called the scene at 2:04 a.m. Traffic in both directions was blocked off by police. Julie S., who witnessed the aftermath of the crash, says that she and several of her neighbors were woken up by the incident. “One could pretty much surmise someone had lost control of their Buick at a relatively…
Two cars crash head-on, closing Green Lake Way in both directions
At 9:23 p.m. this evening (Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011), we received a tip from a woman who identified herself as “Heidi” about a car crash on Green Lake Way near the Green Lake Pitch and Putt golf course. Heidi reported that both directions of Green Lake Way N were closed to traffic due to the incident, which involved two cars that crashed head-on. 9-1-1 dispatch records confirm that a fire engine was sent to 5700 East Green Lake Way N at 9:06 p.m. Another fire engine and a medic were dispatched six minutes later. As of 9:39 p.m., the incident has…
SDOT to perform maintenance work at East Green Lake Way N & N 64th St tomorrow (Friday)
Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will be doing maintenance work on the center islands at East Green Lake Way N & N 64th St tomorrow (Friday, September 9, 2011), 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. While work on the center islands is being done, the bicycle turn lane across East Green Lake Way N that goes through the island will be closed. All other crosswalks and sidewalks will remain open. There will be a police officer at the intersection to assist traffic. The center islands at this intersection were installed when a traffic signal was built in late 2007 /…
