2-vehicle crash flips truck on northbound 35th south of Avalon

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ORIGINAL 11:06 PM REPORT: Traffic is getting by but slowly and no tow truck is here yet, police and fire on scene. Looks like at least one other vehicle involved. 11:10 PM: Police say 1 person was taken to the hospital but wasn’t seriously hurt. Tow truck just arrived. 11:30 PM: Tow crew has righted the truck. Traffic is light enough that it’s getting around. Debris on road so will take a while to clear here. 1:56 AM: Substituted above for what was a cameraphone photo, you can watch a 3-minute video sequence which includes our initial look at the scene followed by a condensed version of the three-step process needed to turn the truck back over – onto its side, then rotated, then back onto its wheels.

(required) May 11, 2010 (11:25 pm)

Accident on 35th SW from speeding? Is anyone with a pulse surprised?

It is time to make 35th one lane each way, with a center turn lane, and bike lanes and parking on the side. Better, the center should be a long 3.3 mile planter strip with turn lanes.

There is simply no need to have a little 3.3 mile stretch of 35 mph road be four lanes, particularly in a congested area. How many more deaths and accidents do we need to see?

BTW, for those who oppose this idea, think about this: it takes just six minutes to drive from Roxbury to Avalon if you do 35 mph with no stoplights. If you go 25 mph with no stoplights, it takes about two minutes more.

It is time for Seattle to do to 35th at leas what it did to Fauntleroy — cut down the lanes.

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