Monday morning (Feb. 8th) around 9:30am, two cars collided at the intersection of SW 150th and Ambaum Blvd. in Burien, and since it occurred near The B-Town Blog’s offices, Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer was on the scene shortly afterward.
From what we could glean while on scene, an elderly woman in a silver car ended up ramming into a telephone pole in front of B&E Meats. She was treated on the scene, for “non-accident” related health reasons, according to a Burien Police Officer.
Here are photos taken on the scene:
UPDATE Thursday 2/4/10: We just received word from Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Department that the driver of the smashed-up Kia (pictured, left) involved in Wednesday’s 3-car crash at the intersection of First Ave South and SW 112th has died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
He was a 49 year-old Burien man, and his identity has not yet been released by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Click here to read our previous coverage, including photos shot at the scene.
A major three-car, high speed accident closed the intersection of First Ave South and SW 112th early Wednesday morning (Feb. 3rd).
According to Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred around 6:45am when two cars (a Kia and a white Toyota pickup truck) were stopped at a red light in front of The Barrel Tavern.
Soon, a red Chevrolet pickup barreled into both of them, nearly destroying the small Kia (see photo slideshow below). The Chevy truck ended up over an embankment in a neighboring house’s backyard.
The driver of the Kia was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. It appeared that the airbags in the Kia had deployed, and scattered amongst the crash debris was a hat and an iron.
The other two drivers and a passenger from the Kia were transported to local hospitals with minor injuries, or for observation.
Scott Schaefer was on scene around 8:45am to take these photos, as Investigators worked amidst the strewn crash debris at the closed intersection:
Here’s a video report from KING5.com:
The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses to Wednesday morning’s fatal multiple car accident on I-5 in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Tukwila near SR-518.
The fatality was a 43-year old Seattleite who was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser without a seatbelt. A passenger in a Toyota Camry was treated for minor injuries at the scene, while others involved were not injured.
Most of southbound I-5 was closed during the morning rush hour while police and detectives investigated the scene.
If you saw the accident, you are urged to call 425-401-7719 as soon as possible.
According to the King County Sheriff’s Department, a fiery car crash early Wednesday morning (Sept. 23rd) claimed the lives of three people in SeaTac when the car they were in ran off the road, slammed into a building and burst into flames.
The deadly accident occurred around 3:30am, along 8th Ave South by South 192nd Street near Sea-Tac Airport (see map below), according to Sgt. John Urquhart. The three victims were the only occupants in the car, and likely won’t be identified for another day or two.
According to Urquhart, speed was a factor in the fatal crash.
The car was apparently driving south at high speeds on 8th Ave South near South 192nd when it crossed the center line, hit a support cable next to a utility pole, careened through some brush, struck a tree and then a building, where it caught fire and burned, killing the occupants inside, Urquhart said.
Urquhart added that there was no evidence yet that the crash was the result of street racing, which has been a problem in the area recently.
Here’s a photo taken by Janet Grella Wednesday afternoon of flowers placed where the accident occurred:
1/6/09 UPDATE: The victim of Monday night’s Burien fatal car crash has been identified as Normandy Park resident Terrence P. Mueller, 57.
Mueller died when his Toyota Prius hit a guardrail on Highway 509 near South 160th, left the road and hit a tree.
PREVIOUSLY:
According to The Seattle Times, a 57-year old Normandy Park man was killed Monday night around 7pm when his car, a Toyota Prius, hit a guardrail on Highway 509 near South 160th Street and left the road.
The State Patrol said the driver was killed on the scene.
More info from KOMO News:
They said he skimmed the guardrail to his left before veering to his right, off the road and into a tree.
Investigators suspect a medical emergency as it appears the driver never attempted to slow down or stop the car.
No alcohol was found inside the car.
The man’s identity has not yet been released.
Full story here.
