That flipped-car crash near the top of the east Admiral Way hill is from KH, who reports: “A car was speeding down Admiral, around the curve at the intersection of Olga and Admiral. The car was swerving, hit the embankment, and flipped over. ” By the time we got to the scene less than an hour after the 6:25 am callout, it was clear. We are following up with SFD and SPD.
ADDED: Photo above is by Veronika. SFD says no one was treated.
Looks like he was trying to drift the corner and instead called an audible. The flipper stats needed the help.
Reasonably long streak of 48 this time. https://twitter.com/FlippedWest/status/1295742480202100736
Oh no. No. Just stop right there. Speed cameras do NOT keep vehicles under control, drivers do. An out of control driver isn’t going to change their behavior because a camera might catch them. Meanwhile a perfectly fine 35 mph zone has been slowed to 25 mph and I’ve never seen people go so fast on that hill. Speed limits need to reflect reality, not wishful thinkers.
Oh no. No. Just stop right there. Speed cameras do NOT keep vehicles under control, drivers do. An out-of-control driver isn’t going to change their behavior because a camera might catch them. Meanwhile a perfectly fine 35 mph zone has been slowed to 25 mph and I’ve never seen people go so fast on that hill. Speed limits need to reflect reality, not wishful thinkers.
I am still convinced that West Seattle is some kind of Bermuda Triangle for car flipping. Never have I seen so many cars playing dead turtle and usually on flat streets. This is a perfect project for a college student to look at all accidents across Seattle and expose the West Seattle vortex.
Just passed a 2 car collision eastbound at the east end of Roxbury In the right lane. Unless there was mechanic failure, both vehicles should have driven to where they were not blocking one of 2 lanes on this heavily used arterial.
It almost looks like the 25mph sign slowed him down after all, what?
The irony that it took out a 25 mph speed limit sign is totally hilarious!! (in Hugh’s photo)
The flipped car as shown in the last picture took out the 25mph speed limit sign. So glad to get rid of these.
I support all of the funny, sarcastic, anti 25 mph comments because they made me laugh and are so true! Thanks for sharing your humor and sense of irony!
Well at least thats one loud speeder down who like to take the quick route between 35th ave and admiral way (35th, 37th, hanford) speed has doubled now with three times the traffic. No monitoring in this “shortcut” to bypass california blvd. but hey, this loud car is now off the list 😢
My Dashcam shows a bit more of the situation…. The driver must have fled immediately because there was nobody in the car and nobody standing around looking like a bad driver. https://youtu.be/xYH9Vtbdn1Q
KH said the driver apparently left the scene. SFD says no one was treated but I don’t have any followup info from SPD.
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They get a shirt.
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