West Seattle/White Center traffic alert: 17th/Roxbury crash

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(photo added 8:33 am)
The “heavy rescue” callout at 17th/Roxbury is from a crash (map) has Roxbury blocked eastbound at 17th (and 17th is affected southbound). There’s a heavily damaged pickup truck visible at the scene – investigators tell us that’s one of two vehicles that were involved; its driver was one of two people taken to the hospital. 9:52 AM UPDATE: Tony Bradley sent photos of the scene as firefighters worked to get the driver out:

Que October 22, 2009 (8:38 am)

Thanks for letting us know what all the emergency vehicles were heading to! I hope that everyone is all right.

LMA October 22, 2009 (8:39 am)

looked kind of ruff there , they seem to take the male out of the car,by cutting him out of his truck its to bad it happened. That interactions is very dangerous I have seen lots of antecedent there , I wounder if something that can be done so that people slow down. I was there when it happen

WSB October 22, 2009 (8:41 am)

And thanks in turn to Que for the tip – we didn’t see the 911 callout immediately. LMA, that might be a good concern for tonight’s White Center/South Delridge Community Safety Coalition meeting – traffic safety certainly in their purview – 6 pm, 9421 18th SW (see earlier item) – TR

feekner October 22, 2009 (9:36 am)

I drove by this accident right after the authorities arrived and the other car that wasn’t shown in the pic was on it’s side. Looked pretty scary! Someone must have been going pretty fast to knock the car completely on it’s side.

Silly Goose October 22, 2009 (11:00 am)

Humm was the truck stolen?

Que October 22, 2009 (11:06 am)

Glad to be able to help TR!

KM October 22, 2009 (11:28 am)

Whoa! I drive that intersection everyday at that time EXCEPT today when I decided to take a back road to work. Crazy! I can see this happening if someone was trying to turn and was t-boned. I see a bunch of close calls there all the time.