10 PM: Avoid 35th in the Camp Long vicinity – it’s blocked because of a crash at 35th/Brandon that is reported to involve a motorcyclist. The rider is reported to be seriously injured and being rushed to Harborview.
10:08 PM: Our crew reports that the south end of the closure is at 35th/Findlay. North end is Dawson.
10:15 PM: We talked by phone with Robert, who says he was one of three people who were on scene before emergency responders and had medic training so they worked to try to stabilize the rider, who he said apparently was thrown about 15 feet. There’s also a pickup truck at the scene, as our photo shows:
10:36 PM: Police confirmed to our crew at the scene that the Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives are coming, so that means the street’s likely to be closed a few hours. They also confirmed to us that the pickup truck is the only other vehicle involved. Its driver remains on scene.
10:56 PM: Robert sent photos from early in the response, added above and below. We’re asking SFD about the rider’s condition.
11:47 PM: SFD says the motorcyclist, a man in his mid-20s, was in critical condition when transported.
1:53 AM: Detectives have told dispatch they’re clearing the scene and having the pickup towed to SPD’s evidence room. So the street likely won’t be closed much longer.
11:44 AM: Per SPD Blotter, the 21-year-old motorcyclist has died. … This is the third crash in our area to kill a motorcycle rider in the past year and a half; the other two were on West Seattle Bridge offramps (our reports were here and here).
8 PM: The King County Medical Examiner identifies the rider as Alonzo M. Rackley.
Outside 35th and Brandon
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