Car flips on east edge of West Seattle Junction, everybody OK

(Photos by Christopher Boffoli for WSB – added 1:31 am)
1:05 AM: Heavy-rescue call at 38th and Oregon – avoid the area. Christopher Boffoli is there for WSB. He says it’s an overturned car. The “heavy-rescue” part of it has been closed quickly – indicating fire/rescue crews not needed after all. But we’ve heard police say via scanner, the stop sign on the southeast corner of 39th and Oregon will need repair/replacement.

1:12 AM UPDATE: Christopher reports, “SPD tells me that there are no serious injuries despite the fact that one car overturned. It seemed everyone was wearing seat belts. An out-of-town driver missed a stop sign that was leaning way over and t-boned another car. Everyone is shook up but OK. SPD says no evidence alcohol or drugs are involved.”

1:41 AM UPDATE: Added photos, and here’s more info from Christopher: “It was a Mini versus a little Ford. … The woman driving the Mini was a designated driver for the night. She’s visiting from Boston. She was headed north on 38th and blew through the stop sign at Oregon (which) was leaning way over. Looks like someone hit it and no one noticed. Amazingly, there were barely a few scratches on the front bumper of the Mini. SPD said they considered it an accident and wouldn’t be citing anyone. The tow truck was just arriving a few minutes ago before I left. They should have Oregon open to traffic again within 15 minutes.”

5 Replies to "Car flips on east edge of West Seattle Junction, everybody OK"

  • internet bob January 15, 2011 (10:23 pm)

    so you can enter an unmarked intersection without slowing down?

  • Mike January 16, 2011 (2:17 pm)

    internet bob, you’d be amazed how many people drive around West Seattle without slowing down at even unmarked intersections. I was nearly plowed into by SPD one night, he even had a yield sign. Good thing my vehicle which weighs 2x that of the SPD cruiser was being drivin by me and not somebody else.

  • paul January 16, 2011 (4:58 pm)

    How convenient to crash so close to Thoroughbred! Good think nobody was injured.

  • dsa January 16, 2011 (8:21 pm)

    I do not understand why someone who clearly broke the law was not ticketed.

  • datamuse January 17, 2011 (7:04 pm)

    Internet Bob: technically you CAN, though obviously you SHOULDN’T. I mean, yes, it’s not legal, but having driven in Boston, it’s practically a survival requirement. :D

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