Tag: deaths

March 24, 2020

Person driving struck and killed a 63-year-old Newcastle man biking in Bellevue Sunday

A man turning left from Northrup Way onto NE 8th Street struck and killed a 63-year-old man from Newcastle who was riding his bike just west of Lake Sammamish Sunday afternoon. Though the collision is still under investigation, the City of Bellevue said in a statement that the 44-year-old person driving turned in front of…
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tagged: bellevue, deaths
March 6, 2019

Family of Derek Blaylock files suit against city, Sound Transit and contractors after 2016 death near Northgate Station

Derek Blaylock drove his son to school the morning of September 21, 2016, then grabbed his bike and rode to Northgate Transit Center to catch a bus to work. On the way home, he was biking from the transit center along 1st Ave NE next to a construction barrier set up for work on the…
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tagged: deaths, derek blaylock, northgate, northgate station, sdot, sound transit
February 25, 2019

Man killed biking across Rainier Ave, suspect in white sedan fled the scene

A man biking across Rainier Ave was killed Monday evening when someone driving a white sedan struck him and fled the scene, according to Seattle Police. The suspect is still on the loose. The man’s identity and age have not been released. Our condolences to his friends and family. Police said in a blotter post…
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tagged: deaths, rainier ave, rainier beach, rainier valley, spd
July 18, 2018

Man killed while biking on Rainier Ave, suspect arrested. RIP Alex Hayden

Alex Hayden was a husband and father of two who Gray Magazine described as “kind, funny, creative, and a true editorial photographer” in a memorial post. Someone driving a pickup truck struck Hayden from behind while he rode in the bike lane on Rainier Ave just south of the Seattle city limits Saturday. The person…
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tagged: alex hayden, deaths, king county sheriff, rainier ave, skyway
December 7, 2017

Q13: Man killed in Sodo was biking to job where he worked his way out of homelessness. RIP Celso Diaz

Celso Diaz was biking to his job at iClick’s Sodo warehouse November 21 when someone driving twice the speed limit struck and killed him while he crossed 1st Ave S at S Andover Street. The suspect, driving a light-colored Toyota Prius, never stopped and is still on the run. Diaz, who co-workers and friends told Q13…
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tagged: 1st ave s, celso pete diaz, crime stoppers, deaths, iclick, q13, sodo
November 21, 2017

Person driving killed a 61-year-old man biking in SODO this morning and fled – UPDATED

A 61-year-old man was killed this morning in SODO, and Seattle Police are searching for the suspect. Someone driving northbound on 1st Ave struck and killed the man while he was biking near S Andover Street, just south of the West Seattle bridge viaduct. The suspect then fled and is still on the loose. The…
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tagged: 1st ave s, deaths, hit and run, sodo, spd