UPDATE: Driver hits utility pole by Solstice Park

9:37 PM: Thanks to Jill for the photo. The driver of that Jeep Cherokee hit a utility pole by lower Solstice Park, at 47th SW and SW Webster, and then, police have told dispatch, walked away – though not before giving his name to the SFD crew who arrived to check on him. That name checked to the car’s owner, a Morgan Junction-area resident, according to a radio exchange between officers and dispatch, so police are trying to find him. They’ve also notified Seattle City Light about the pole and called for a tow truck; no other vehicle was reported involved.

9:45 PM: They’ve caught up with the likely suspect a few blocks north.

Rob November 3, 2025 (7:36 am)

Scary that the firedepartment got there first

WSB November 3, 2025 (12:00 pm)

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Not at all. They often are first on scene, if injuries are reported or suspected, and, among other things, they usually respond from a fixed location – their station (in this case, Station 37 at 35th/Holden, exactly 1 mile from the crash scene per G-Maps), while SPD units are almost always out on other 911 calls, so they could be responding from anywhere in the precinct jurisdiction, The Arroyos to South Park (5+ miles away) to Alki – TR

Bob November 3, 2025 (11:27 am)

This pole is at the crosswalk, a dozen feet or so south of the bus stop adjacent to the Lincoln Park tennis courts. The driver could easily have taken out the bus stop.