UPDATE: 1 hurt in car-on-side crash on Harbor Avenue

8:03 AM: Seattle Fire sent a rescue response to a crash on Harbor Avenue at Harbor Lane [map], but they’re downsizing it already – nobody needs rescuing. At least one injury is reported, though. The road is blocked so avoid the area for a while.

8:10 AM: Thanks to Rose for the photo.

8:22 AM: Police just told dispatch they’re reopening northbound Harbor.

8:28 AM: Our photographer just spoke with responders at the scene. The driver is being taken to the hospital by private ambulance. No other vehicles were involved; the car went on its side after the driver hit a tree on the southbound side of Harbor. A tow truck is there now and has already righted the car for removal.

10:59 AM: SFD says the driver was a 17-year-old girl, in stable condition when transported.

Derp May 7, 2024 (8:47 am)

Oh, those darn trees again. Pay attention people, put the cell phone down and drive.

WSB May 7, 2024 (9:23 am)

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We don’t know what factored into the crash – whether medical issue or distracted driving or something else.
- Sara D May 7, 2024 (10:25 am)
  
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  This is happening far too often in our neighborhood and in my opinion the chances of a medical issue are pretty low. Drivers if you are going to allow distractions while you drive please reduce your speed. I’m guessing this is a combination of excessively high speed and distracted driving perhaps just one but more likely both. You can’t flip a car like this going at a low speed. Save your lives and the lives of your neighbors. Lower your speed and be safe
- onion May 7, 2024 (12:24 pm)
  
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  A 17-year-old? Somebody’s going to need to do some explaining! I hope she is OK.

Bruisebark May 7, 2024 (10:01 am)

Hoping the driver is okay.
The car is replaceable.
But what about the tree?

211 Club May 7, 2024 (10:50 am)

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The tree may need a hug!

reed May 7, 2024 (11:43 am)

Another day, another car accident with significant property damage, but lets focus on bicyclists rolling through stop signs………

Odd May 7, 2024 (1:58 pm)

Why is every accident a rollover car now? Doesn’t matter car size, even SUVs are rolling over

WSB May 7, 2024 (2:27 pm)

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They’re not, not at all. Every day there are several crashes in WS – we tend to cover all the car-on-side or flipped-car crashes because they draw initially large “rescue extrication” responses (as did this). Other crashes, depends on whether they are blocking arterial and/or resulting in major injuries/damage. – TR
- Eddie May 7, 2024 (5:05 pm)
  
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  (Just trying to be funny) “If it bleeds, it leads”.
  - WSB May 7, 2024 (9:14 pm)
    
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    But the “funny” thing is that many of these crashes don’t result in any injuries at all.

David von Wolffersdorff May 7, 2024 (7:19 pm)

FYI, SUVs are more prone to rollovers because they have a higher center of gravity. Their greater ground clearance results in a higher center of gravity. Simple physics. Race cars are built low to the ground so that they have a lower center of gravity and are thus less likely to roll over.

Grammie May 7, 2024 (7:34 pm)

She hit a tree… What? This means she drove off the road – because no one says the tree was fallen into the road (not the driver’s fault). And trees don’t move! So this is the Driver’s fault. Her license should be suspended – until she’s 21, and she should be required to take a Driver’s Ed course before another Learners Pernit is issued. John Q. Public wasn’t impacted this time: no other vehicle involved, and no passenger nor pedestrian was involved. For the safety of the general public, this Driver needs to go back to Square One so the rest of the public is safe on the streets and highways until this Driver’s has matured and been re-trained.