Crash blocks Delridge

An e-mail tip tells us Delridge is blocked off at Thistle because of an accident — city 911 site shows a big response – we will check out shortly, more info to come. 4:47 PM UPDATE: First photo from the scene. 5:00 UPDATE: Channel 7 tv says an officer is injured in this wreck, but will be ok. 5:45 UPDATE: The closure now extends westbound on Thistle to 22nd, in addition to closing off Delridge. 7:05 UPDATE: Checked again, and this time officers were closing Delridge at Holden on the north; it’s still closed till just before Cloverdale on the south.

Jen V. August 14, 2007 (7:11 pm)

gee, wonder if that cop was DUI?

Karen August 14, 2007 (8:06 pm)

8:05 – Delridge is still shut down from Thistle to Holden.

Kay August 14, 2007 (8:49 pm)

8:30 Still closed from the South

Radley August 14, 2007 (10:30 pm)

Jen V., I get the snark post-article, but please keep in mind the reality that very, very few law enforcement officers are engaged in illegal off duty behavior, while SPD in particular has lost three officers this year alone to car accidents caused by felons who should not have been behind the wheel.

“Tuesday also marked the one-year anniversary of the death of rookie Seattle police Officer Joselito Barber, 26, who was killed in car wreck while on duty.”

Flowerpetal August 15, 2007 (10:01 am)

I don’t “get” the DUI comment at all. Here’s a police officer responding to a call involving a gun and another driver who doesn’t move to the right and instead attempts a left hand turn in front of the officer’s car. A really bad choice on that driver’s part. It is so easy to move to the right when any emergency vehicle approaches. How unfortunate for all involved.

Jen V. August 15, 2007 (12:56 pm)

Radley & flowerpetal- I don’t think the Post article was “snarky” at all- on the contrary, it was informative- and shows us that no matter how much they try, law enforcement is not above the law!I obviously feel for the families- ANY families- who have lost loved ones to drunk drivers- be they multi-offenders, like the 3 you mentioned- or if it were an officer of the law drunk behind the wheel.
The reason I even brought it up- it just seemed a little odd that they would shut down Delridge for that many hours unless there was a fatality or some other intense investigation.

misty August 15, 2007 (1:51 pm)

Is this what Jen V is referring to?
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/specials/undueinfluence/326612_favors07.html

Chet August 16, 2007 (7:51 am)

There have been many stories in the last few months involving law enforcement officials who have been caught drinking on or off the job. This has been reported in the PI and on local news.

Bob August 17, 2007 (1:17 am)

Does anyone know how fast this police officer was driving at the time of the accident? In the past couple of years Chief Kerlikowske has tried several times to get all his officers to think twice about excessively high speed driving. Safety was not first in this crash.

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