Roll call: everyone OK?
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...cyclist27.html
Woman bicyclist critically hurt in collision with van
By Seattle Times staff
A 27-year-old cyclist was critically injured in West Seattle this morning when the driver of a van made a left turn in front of her, causing her to slam broadside into the vehicle.
Just before 7:45 a.m., a man in his 50s was driving south on 35th Avenue Southwest and was turning onto eastbound Southwest Graham Street, said Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb. The cyclist, who was traveling at "a good speed" north on 35th Avenue Southwest, struck the side of the van head on, he said. The woman, who was wearing a helmet, the woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Harborview Medical Center, Whitcomb said.
Traffic collision investigators have shut down northbound lanes on 35th Avenue Southwest.
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09-27-2006, 01:04 PM #1
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West Seattle Cyclist Critically Injured Today
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09-27-2006, 01:10 PM #2
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doesn't sound like anyone i know here on TE?
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09-27-2006, 01:20 PM #3
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Haven't heard any bad news about friends or team mates yet and hope not to.
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09-27-2006, 02:09 PM #4
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The PI had a pic: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/photos...PhotoID=102678
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09-27-2006, 02:29 PM #5
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I'm OK. Knotted's been posting so she's OK.
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09-27-2006, 07:16 PM #6
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Oh, that looks bad.
Do we have anyone who is 27 and rides a ?Bianchi? (is that a Bianchi in the picture? Looks kinda like celeste green. Hard to tell.)
HipGnosis, where are you?
Sending good thoughts to that biker, whoever she is.Last edited by KnottedYet; 09-27-2006 at 07:18 PM.
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