Tag: cody mccloud
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Seattle finally builds protected bike lane on stretch of Yesler where Desiree McCloud died in 2016
New pbl revisions on Yesler pic.twitter.com/nADh4npo2N — Dongho Chang (@dongho_chang) August 30, 2020 SDOT has installed protected bike lanes on Yesler Way between 14th and 12th Avenues, part of a project to further protect and separate the bike lanes from the First Hill Streetcar tracks in the area. But this two-block stretch fulfills a heavy…
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Family of Desiree McCloud files lawsuit over fatal streetcar track crash
The family of Desiree McCloud has sued the City of Seattle for yet undetermined wrongful death damages following the 27-year-old woman’s fatal crash allegedly caused by the First Hill Streetcar tracks on Yesler Way near 14th Ave. McCloud was biking with friends May 2016 when she crashed, passing away a week and a half later.…
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Blaming streetcar tracks for her death, McCloud’s brother files claims with city, Sound Transit
One year after the bike crash at 13th and Yesler that took Desiree McCloud’s life, her brother Cody has filed claims against Sound Transit and the City of Seattle that blame the First Hill Streetcar tracks for her death. Cody told the Seattle Times that the claims are “not about the money. It’s about a message:…
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Desiree’s mom: ‘I don’t want anyone else to lose their future on something that’s so preventable’
Family members of Desiree McCloud spoke with KOMO for a powerful story about her untimely death on Yesler Way near 13th Ave. Desiree crashed May 13 while biking westbound on Yesler with friends. She was passing a friend on the left when a friend saw her wobble and fall hard over her handlebars. The police…
tagged: 13th ave, cody mccloud, deaths, desiree mccloud, first hill streetcar, komo, penny mccloud, yesler
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