West Seattle traffic alert: Crash by Lincoln Park, motorcycle rider hurt

(WSB photo tweet, substituted for traffic cam that originally was atop this report)
4:05 PM: Traffic alert for Fauntleroy Way alongside Lincoln Park, north of the ferry terminal – emergency crews are at the scene of what’s reported to be a motorcycle-car collision. Emergency radio communication describes the rider (added: a 52-year-old man) as having been thrown off his motorcycle after hitting the car, but not having lost consciousness. A Seattle Fire medic unit is arriving to take the rider to a hospital. This is in the southbound lanes, heading toward the dock, so if you have to head in that direction, we’d suggest waiting a while.

4:18 PM: Police have just allowed some northbound traffic through, but southbound (toward the ferry terminal) is still described as snarled, and people are reported to be using side streets, trying to get to the ferry dock any way they can.

4:24 PM: Coordination efforts are continuing, to try to move some traffic through the area. The victim, meantime, is en route to Harborview.

4:46 PM: An officer is directing traffic by the south parking lot to help keep things moving.

4 Replies to "West Seattle traffic alert: Crash by Lincoln Park, motorcycle rider hurt"

  • Jason September 26, 2014 (4:14 pm)

    Wow don’t expect to see traffic reports on my commute from the junction to arbor heights, glad I caught this thanks! And I hope the motorcyclist is alright.

    If I had to guess, it would be that someone came out of one of the parking lots and couldn’t see him around the cars in the ferry line – I have someone pull out in front of me through there a couple times a week.

  • Velo_nut September 26, 2014 (4:28 pm)

    This has been crazy. Many thoughts to the riders family as it doesn’t look very good at all. They are letting cars through now and it seems as if they held the ferry up for a bit to compensate.

    Apologies to the people who’s yard I slightly drove through to get out of the way of folks.

  • JW September 27, 2014 (5:10 pm)

    Any status on the rider? Hope he’s ok.

    • WSB September 27, 2014 (5:13 pm)

      Did not sound like life-threatening injuries, and they did not bring out the major investigation squad. What I heard was shoulder and possibly some breathing trouble. Once fire has taken someone to the hospital, that’s the last we hear unless someone directly related to the victim (or sometimes the victim him/herself!) comments here – TR

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