UPDATE: Harbor Avenue crash

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9:48 PM: SPD and SFD are on the scene of what’s described as a collision between a driver and motorcyclist in the 1600 block of Harbor Avenue SW. The 18-year-old rider is reported to be injured but his injuries are not described as life-threatening. Most of the street is blocked, though, officers have told dispatch, and they’re calling tow crews for both the car and the motorcycle, so avoid the area for a while.

9:54 PM: The rider is being taken to a hospital. According to emergency radio, he was believed to be speeding when he hit the driver.

10:51 PM: Police just told dispatch the street is clear.

Jack August 28, 2025 (10:53 pm)

Wow, a motorcycle driver speeding down Alki Ave SW or Harbor Avenue SW, thats hard to believe. SPD has written almost zero speeding tickets on these streets all summer long. And they would ticket anyone speeding, doing wheelies or with loud exhaust. Especially loud popping exhaust systems.

lucy August 29, 2025 (8:25 am)

I see/hear motorcycles speeding up and down Alki/Harbor Ave every couple hours 24/7. They are a menace. I hope the young man recovers, and then is fined and not allowed a motorcycle addendum to his drivers’ license for several years.

oerthehillz August 29, 2025 (8:30 am)

whoa, concerned over the driver in that little car.

Jake August 29, 2025 (8:42 am)

Everyone needs to SLOW DOWN in general

Emm August 29, 2025 (8:48 am)

Every night residents and innocent people at Alki parks are subject to illegal activities of dangerous driving,street racing and excessive noise.This is occurs now from noon until 3:00 or 4:00 AM daily. Harbor Avenue is effected as well.It seems as if these areas have been given over to lawlessness.Please consider installing cameras to address this dire problem.

Bob August 29, 2025 (7:08 pm)

Could not agree more! Resident on Harbor Ave SW. see these lunatics pulling wheelies, screaming past cars in the bike as well as the trail! Had enough! Been going on for years. SDOT and Council Rob Saka needs to install cameras now!

Jerry August 29, 2025 (1:08 pm)

These guys give actual riders a bad name. Follow the rules of the road. Go to the track if you want to race

Runner August 29, 2025 (2:09 pm)

I’m sorry for any injuries and can’t tell exactly what happened, but I can say as I live on Alki Ave that many of the motorcyclists driving on Alki are out of control speed wise and reckless driving. I see groups of them passing cars on both sides all the time. I’m not surprised by this accident unfortunately. I agree that it is out of control on Alki, with many cars and motorcycles, and has been all summer. I hear that SPD has been successful in hiring more officers, but I am not seeing them on Alki. I have not been able to understand how the city looks the other way when there are so many pedestrians, bike riders, skaters, walkers, runners, etc just a few feet from the idiot irresponsible drivers.

FYI August 29, 2025 (2:28 pm)

we need to add more speed bumps to cover the long stretches on Alki that don’t have them yet. The speed bumps that have been added over the past couple years have been great in general but more are needed.

PDiddy August 30, 2025 (1:51 pm)

Rather than that how about a couple of out of sight police with radar guns catching them and arresting them if speed is really excessive. I think anything over 20 posted can be an arrest at the officers discretion and how reckless the behavior is. Impounding the motorcycles is a good thing too.