2 West Seattle crashes overnight; 1 person rescued from wreckage

That was the most serious of two overnight crashes, so far, in this area. Around 12:40 am, that car crashed into a railroad signpole at 11th SW/SW Spokane, just east of the “low bridge,” which was blocked off for a while because of the investigation. Before we got there, firefighters spent at least 15 minutes extricating the driver from the wreckage, according to scanner traffic. He was reported to be unconscious when rushed to Harborview Medical Center, and that’s all the information we have so far. The other crash happened an hour earlier at 40th/Morgan, and led police to block off Morgan for a while, according to nearby residents; early scanner reports on that one said that a parked car had been hit by another vehicle, whose occupant(s) then left the scene. We have a message out to police to see if they were ever found.

SATURDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Southwest Precinct Lt. Alan Williams says of the 40th/Morgan crash, “The two males that fled the scene did not return, but officers were able to track them down and verify who was involved. The driver, a 16-year-old, was cited. He also received some medical attention for minor injuries he sustained in the crash.”

sun*e March 10, 2012 (10:23 am)

There have been so many car crashes in WS lately. What the what is going on?!!!

Mike March 10, 2012 (10:40 am)

Nothing good happens after midnight.

MB March 10, 2012 (11:22 am)

Please pray for the driver. He is a great person and a good friend. I am always worried when I wake up and read these stories that it will be someone I know…this morning it was. Damn.

seewhatsealionsstart March 10, 2012 (12:10 pm)

MB- I send healing thoughts for your buddy, you too.

mookie March 10, 2012 (2:48 pm)

MB – so sorry to hear that. I will keep good thoughts for your friend and for you too.

Kjb March 10, 2012 (3:59 pm)

so sad, hugs MB

RR March 10, 2012 (7:38 pm)

He is in stable but uncertain condition. He has many good friends by his side and his family is flying in from out of town as we speak. He is a good man and a great friend. Please pray for his recovery. We can use every prayer we can get.

velo_nut March 11, 2012 (1:39 pm)

What was the cause of the accident by the lower bridge?

WSB March 11, 2012 (2:00 pm)

Investigations of crashes like that take months till there’s a final ruling on what happened. When I left after the fire crews cleared out, a tow truck had arrived and appeared to be getting ready to remove the wrecked car, but I went by again about 15 minutes later after trying to figure out how to get off Harbor Island (had to park on the edge of it to even get out and take photos in the first place), and the tow truck was gone but the car was still there, with a lone police car in the area, keeping watch – according to Katie, who assists us with scanner-monitoring, they had decided by then to call the top-level investigation team, which is usually SOP if a crash involves life-threatening injuries or worse.

Kathy March 12, 2012 (8:15 am)

Thanks to voters privatizing liquor, we will be seeing more crashes in the future.

Justice March 12, 2012 (11:15 am)

To automatically assume that alcohol was the cause here is extremely inconsiderate and blatantly ignorant of you. The privatization of liquor sales hasn’t even gone into effect yet.

dbsea March 12, 2012 (3:51 pm)

It was probably a result of wet pavment and who knows anything beyond that. Not much damage, but maybe a side impact to the pole as well? Depending on the individual even a minor hit could be life threatening.

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