UPDATE: Pedestrian hit by driver at Fauntleroy/Rose

10:52 PM: SPD and SFD are closing Fauntleroy both ways at Rose while investigating a crash in which a man on foot was reported to have been hit by a driver on the southbound side, by Lincoln Park [map]. Avoid the area.

(Screenshot from closest SDOT traffic camera)

11:08 PM: Police say the street has reopened both ways. We haven’t heard an update on the man’s condition but will be following up with SFD.

Of note, SDOT announced earlier this year that it would restore a marked crosswalk at this intersection, something community groups had long been requesting; the previous one was removed in the mid-’00s.

9:58 AM WEDNESDAY: SFD tells us that the victim is 21 and was in stable condition when taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Wondering August 28, 2024 (6:35 am)

Is there any update on the man? Age? Condition?

WSB August 28, 2024 (9:43 am)

I’ll be adding this above shortly but SFD says he’s 21 and was in stable condition when taken to hospital.

Derek August 28, 2024 (7:10 am)

Here we go again. We really really need legislature around limiting cars in this city. Restored crosswalks do nothing, we need physical barriers. And stiff penalties for people who hit people.

Lincoln Park Mom August 28, 2024 (8:35 am)

It never makes sense that there are no crosswalks there where the bus stops. People drive 50+ mph down that road at night and the lighting is awful. I live a block from this street and it is Frogger trying to cross the street. So sad.

AN August 28, 2024 (10:30 pm)

I agree wholeheartedly about crosswalks, but having just driven this entire stretch tonight in the dark, it’s actually incredibly well-lit—literally streetlights every few yards the whole way on both sides (some tree branches do block some light, but minimal). It’d be interesting to know more about what happened here.
- WSB August 28, 2024 (10:58 pm)
  
  The report is not available via SPD so I have to wait until it turns up in the state collision database, which will be at least a few days.

Alayna August 28, 2024 (9:15 am)

Thank you for reporting on this, WSB. Heard the sirens like crazy last night and saw this article. I hope the man is okay. Fauntleroy is so dangerous, especially at night. Hopefully they add speedbumps someday too.

Oerthehillz August 28, 2024 (10:10 am)

Agree with the need for more crosswalks with hanging flashing lights at least. We need to spend more money on this rather than those ridiculous “parklets” that no one uses, ever. That I’ve seen anyway.

K August 28, 2024 (10:23 am)

What happened with the driver? Was this a hit and run?

WSB August 28, 2024 (10:59 am)

No, the driver remained at the scene. I asked SPD early today if there was any cause for citation/arrest/etc. but the report hadn’t been filed yet.
- Al King August 28, 2024 (11:39 am)
  
  WSB. Will you be following up and publishing updates as to what happened and the outcome for the driver and pedestrian?
  - WSB August 28, 2024 (11:54 am)
    
    Unless the driver was arrested for something, I’m not likely to get any further information. Victims’ names are not made public unless they die, and this doesn’t seem to be a case of life-threatening injuries. But we could get lucky and someone with firsthand info could be reading this (as was the case with the flipped-car crash from two days ago about which I’m writing an interesting followup right now, thanks to a tip via a comment).

VN August 28, 2024 (10:29 am)

From Ching Chan 1/19/2024:

Fauntleroy Way SW and SW Rose St

“The requested pedestrian crossing is under
development.
Process: Our next step is to order traffic counts as
this will help inform our design. Once the traffic counts are collected,
we can begin design. The final design will require our Transportation
Operation Division’s review and approval.
Our planned schedule for pedestrian crossing
installation at this intersection is 2025.”
Traffic counts? This should have been done when the safety issues were raised years ago.
I want to add that the FCA and neighbors have requested a controlled pedestrian crossing at this bus stop since 2022. Residents presented stats, pedestrian safety issues and concerns but it seems to appear that SDOT waits until several people experience near misses, injured or killed before they take steps to fix a problem. It should be a blinking light like was installed at Westwood Village. (West Seattle Blog… | Followup: After 2 crashes, safety upgrades in works for Westwood)
I hope SDOT holds true to their commitment to actually resolve this problem.

anonyme August 28, 2024 (1:37 pm)

When I requested a crosswalk on 35th in Arbor Heights, I was told that the decision was directly related to fatalities. SDOT is only interested in reacting to pedestrian deaths, not preventing them.

Alex August 28, 2024 (1:57 pm)

And SDOT is mystified why Seattle has not yet achieved the vision of zero fatalities ………
- anonyme August 28, 2024 (4:06 pm)
  
  Indeed. So mystified, in fact, that they are demanding $160.5 million MORE dollars from taxpayers to sink into their failed “vision”…throwing good money after bad is never a good policy.
  - K August 28, 2024 (4:41 pm)
    
    Have you ever considered that they want to be more proactive, and that’s what the money is for? From reading what’s in the budget, it sounds like SDOT wants exactly what you do, and there’s a price tag on that.
    - anonyme August 31, 2024 (1:59 pm)
      
      You do realize that Vision Zero is not a new plan, don’t you? Are you suggesting that they were not “proactive” before, but a few million more dollars might inspire them to be? Why weren’t they “proactive” before, if that’s all it will take? Maybe they should first explain why the initial millions that they spent only succeeded in making the problems worse. Putting a price tag on things is one thing: writing a blank check with no results is quite another.

Steph August 28, 2024 (1:57 pm)

My son was a witness to this accident. He was driving on Fauntleroy when he saw the skateboarder heading in the opposite direction from him. The skateboarder was in the middle of the street heading heading south. The skateboarder was in all black. My son passed the skateboarder (son driving north) and thought how stupid and dangerous it was that this person was skateboarding in all black in the lanes of the road. Then a Prius passed my son, heading southbound in the direction of the skateboarder. The Prius hit the skateboarder (who was in the Prius lane of traffic). My kid turned around to render help. A person had immediately responded – called 911 and was helping the skateboarder that was down. The Prius driver was shocked and stayed at the scene. My son, the Prius driver, and the other citizen giving aid all stayed to give statements to police.

WSB August 28, 2024 (3:11 pm)

Thanks; there was no mention of a skateboard in any of the radio traffic – “pedestrian” is what SPD and SFD said, repeatedly, though that certainly could span a lot of situations, including skateboard or skates – and I still haven’t received the police narrative.
CAM August 28, 2024 (8:36 pm)

I’m sorry your son had to witness this. On the other hand, cars have to share the road with runners, cyclists, scooters, and skateboarders. The road is not solely a car zone that no one else can use. I appreciate that from farther away a person wearing all black at night would be hard to see. But a person driving 25 or under who came upon a person in the roadway should have their headlights on and be able to see the person before they hit them. This could very well be the result of distracted driving. Let’s not rush right into victim blaming.
- Wendell August 29, 2024 (9:30 am)
  
  And let’s not rush into blaming the car driver, either. That said, I thought skateboards and scooters were not allowed on the roadway, with a few exceptions.
Ness August 28, 2024 (9:15 pm)

I saw the driver as mentioned stay at the scene as well. One officer stayed with the driver once the ambulance and fire trucks left the scene, and then he let her drive on with a smashed window shield. I was actually quite shocked she was permitted to drive given the damage I could see. She also had a “V” on her driver side windshield, assuming she may have been trying to catch the ferry, but that’s just an assumption.

Citizen Joe August 28, 2024 (7:31 pm)

That section of Fauntleroy needs speed bumps, lighted crosswalks, and more stop signs. That would increase pedestrian safety and promote more public transit usage. There I solved the problem. Where’s Saka to implement the solution???

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