Tag: robert townsend

August 8, 2013

Man charged with hitting Jimmy John’s delivery person and fleeing the scene

A man who allegedly struck and injured a person making deliveries for Jimmy John’s in the U District has been charged with felony hit and run, KIRO TV reports. The collision occurred on the Ave at Campus Parkway, the same intersection where Robert Townsend died in a 2011 collision while delivering for Jimmy John’s. Malcolm…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries, malcolm beaver, robert townsend, university way
September 26, 2011

Safe Streets Social provides space for healing, calls for change

80 or so people gathered in Lake Union Park to ride in memory of people killed on our streets. But the Safe Streets Social was also about creating an opportunity for bicycle riders who have been shaken by news of recent bicycling deaths to come together and support each other, mourn those killed and take…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, dexter, fairview, mike wang, robert townsend, safe streets social, south lake union, south lake union park, university district
September 23, 2011

Weekend Guide: Safe Streets Social Saturday + Bellevue transpo planning rides

Saturday’s “Safe Streets Social: A slow bike ride to honor the fallen and support each other” leaves South Lake Union Park at 4 p.m. We are meeting at 3, near the end of Moving Planet’s line-up of activities. We look forward to seeing you all there. Bring your friends and family, and wear orange if…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, events, lake union park, mike wang, robert townsend, safe streets social, south lake union, south lake union park
September 12, 2011

Robert Townsend, killed in U District, was fastest delivery person on staff

The person killed September 10 in a collision with a car in the U District has been identified as Robert Townsend. He was 23. Townsend’s friends, family and coworkers mourned his death Sunday, saying he was always happy to be one his bike, according to KOMO: “It’d make me smile every time I’d see him…
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tagged: campus parkway, deaths, jimmy johns, robert townsend, u district, university way