Tag: komo

September 12, 2018

KOMO: Sabotaged bike share brakes may have caused teen to crash

An 18-year-old who was hospitalized this week after a crash near the University Bridge may be the first victim of a bike share vandal who cut the brake lines on his Lime e-bike. The teen is in stable condition, reports Gabe Cohen of KOMO News. If caught, the person who cut those brakes could be…
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tagged: bike share, crime, gabe cohen, komo, limebike
July 6, 2017

Kitsap volunteer firefighter killed while biking near Poulsbo

Longtime Kitsap County volunteer firefighter, Seattle-to-Portland bike ride medic, father, grandfather and husband Joe Vlach died July 2 while biking near Poulsbo. He was 77. Our condolences to his friends and family. Vlach was on a training ride to get ready for STP when he reportedly collided with someone driving while making a left turn…
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tagged: deaths, joe vlach, kitsap peninsula, komo, poulsbo
September 19, 2016

Man biking in NE Seattle seriously injured – UPDATED

UPDATE 9/21: Seattle Police say there is not yet evidence that this was a hit and run, as KOMO reported. Traffic collision investigators are still working the case and do not have more details at this time. UPDATE 2: Rollin “RC” Rogers passed away from his injuries. Our condolences to his friends and family. See…
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tagged: 27th ave ne, injuries, komo, ne 98th street
June 1, 2016

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…
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tagged: 13th ave, cody mccloud, deaths, desiree mccloud, first hill streetcar, komo, penny mccloud, yesler
April 7, 2016

Police searching for hit-and-run suspect who injured man biking in Issaquah

Police are searching for the person who struck and injured a man biking in Issaquah Wednesday morning and fled the scene. Though he was hauled off to the hospital on a stretcher, Dave Anderson escaped the collision with minor injuries. He’s scraped up and bruised, but was able to give interviews to media asking for…
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tagged: crime, dave anderson, injuries, issaquah, issaquah press, issaquah-hobart road, king county sheriff, komo
October 21, 2014

KOMO: Police recover Australian couple’s touring bikes and equipment stolen in Mount Vernon

This is a wonderful outcome to a huge bummer of a story: Mount Vernon Police tracked down a married couple who stole a pair of fully-loaded touring bikes back in August. The bikes belonged to Anna Suthers and Billy Barnetson, an Australian couple on a cross-country bike trip who had stopped at Skagit River Brewery…
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tagged: Anna Suthers, bike thefts, Billy Barnetson, komo, mount vernon

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