Seattle police officer injured by hit-and-run driver
SEATTLE, WA - A Seattle police officer was injured in a hit-and-run accident on South Myrtle Street yesterday morning, KIRO 7 reports. The incident occurred in the 4800 block of Myrtle St. at approximately 9:30 a.m. Thursday. A motorist hit another vehicle and attempted to flee, colliding with the police officer before fleeing the...
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Reckless driver collides with semi on I-5 in Dupont
DUPONT, WA - A major collision occurred at I-5 near Dupon-Steilacoom Road shortly after 2:30 a.m. this morning, when a reckless driver attempted to cut off a semi truck. All lanes are back open in DuPont. Troopers have located and are speaking with the driver that cut the semi truck off. No impairment is...
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WSP investigates 3-car collision in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, WA - Detectives with the Washington State Patrol are investigating a three-car collision that injured two people Thursday, according to the Public Information Officer for the First District. Troopers and soon WSP detectives are investigating a vehicular assault, 3 car collision. Occurred south I-5 at Bridgeport Way. Causing driver and passenger are only...
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UPDATE: Pedestrian injured in Bellevue collision dies
BELLEVUE, WA - A 66-year-old man who was critically injured when he was struck by a pickup truck on Monday has succumbed to his injuries, Patch reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Bellevue resident was attempting to cross Northeast 20th Street in the crosswalk when he was hit by a...
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Former “Top Chef” contestant dies in accident near Chambers Bay
LAKEWOOD, WA - Aaron Grissom, a Tacoma native and former "Top Chef" contestant who appeared on the series' 12th season, died in a motorcycle accident near Chambers Bay last Thursday, according to a story in the Seattle Times. He was 34 years old. Grissom was the head chef at Bow & Truss in North...
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Collision blocks I-5 HOV lane at West Seattle Bridge
SEATTLE, WA - The Department of Transportation reports that a collision is impacting traffic in the HOV lane of southbound I-5 at the exit for the West Seattle Bridge, according to a tweet from their official Twitter account. On I-5 southbound at West Seattle Bridge there is a collision blocking the HOV lane. —...
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UPDATE: Police did not pursue injured motorcyclist, says PIO
SEATTLE, WA - Police did not pursue the motorcyclist who was injured in Mercer Island yesterday, according to the Public Information Officer for the Washington State Patrol's second district. This post updates an earlier story. At no point was the motorcycle being pursued by law enforcement. The rider suffers non-life threatening injuries and is...
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