Tag: university way

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 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
September 10, 2011

Person biking dies after colliding with car on the Ave – UPDATED

A person was killed in a collision with a turning car on University Way in the U District Saturday evening. He was traveling southbound (downhill) around 6:18 p.m. when he collided with a car making a left turn onto westbound Campus Parkway. UPDATE 1:27 pm: KOMO reports he was delivering sandwiches for Jimmy John’s at…
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tagged: deaths, injuries, u district, university way