Tag Archives: cody mccloud

Seattle finally builds protected bike lane on stretch of Yesler where Desiree McCloud died in 2016

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Family of Desiree McCloud files lawsuit over fatal streetcar track crash

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Blaming streetcar tracks for her death, McCloud’s brother files claims with city, Sound Transit

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

Desiree’s mom: ‘I don’t want anyone else to lose their future on something that’s so preventable’

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged , , , , , , , | 12 Comments