Yet another West Seattle traffic alert: Crash on Holden west of 35th

Just got the photo from Christopher D – it’s from a crash that originally was dispatched as a “heavy rescue” but turned out not to need that kind of attention – He wrote, “I live on Holden St by the new fire station and around 11:00 this evening heard some loud banging noises … (went out) to witness a flipped car that was still running, a fire truck and police.” He says the car hit two parked cars, and that Holden is still blocked west of 35th SW (map) as of a few minutes ago. This is one of many incidents on local roads and highways today, including the crashes that closed the West Seattle Bridge for a while earlier, as reported here; please take extra care in this rain, which has been very heavy at times.

3 Replies to "Yet another West Seattle traffic alert: Crash on Holden west of 35th"

  • Tom October 10, 2010 (11:11 pm)

    So bummed for these neighbors who had their parked cars badly smashed up, including the VW Westfalia I cycle past and admire every single morning!

  • Claire October 11, 2010 (8:51 am)

    I am so sorry for the beautiful Westy! Such a sad sight to see this Monday morning…i also say ‘hi’ to it as I drive by everyday.

  • Jay Emmet October 11, 2010 (9:15 am)

    I second Tom’s comment! I too cycle past the Westfalia almost every morning and am sad for the owners.
    But can someone explain to me how one manages to flip a large car on a neighborhood street? By looking at the result of the impact, the driver was fast to say the least – which I experience a lot on this ‘racetrack’ connection between California and 35th…

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