TRAFFIC ALERT: Crashes on eastbound West Seattle Bridge

1:56 PM: Thanks for the tips. SFD and SPD are at a crash on the eastbound high bridge near the Delridge onramp. Big backup reported.

2:03 PM: SFD has cleared the scene; we’ll be checking on injuries. No medic unit was dispatched, so apparently nothing major.

2:21 PM: Now, according to police radio, there’s another crash, blocking “at least one” eastbound lane, estimated as about half a mile east of the previous one. No traffic-camera view of this one so far, either.

2:35 PM: Police are assessing the latest crash as involving five vehicles. No SFD dispatch for it so far.

3:09 PM: SFD tells us that even though its crews were dispatched to the first crash, it turned out to be injury-free too.

Christine September 2, 2026 (2:26 pm)

We passed this going westbound and saw two cars involved. Both had crashed into the concrete barrier. Looked like one car cutoff the other.

mochi September 2, 2026 (2:27 pm)

just drove by the latest crash, 3 cars! people need to slow down!

Concerned Seattlelite September 2, 2026 (3:23 pm)

I was driving east on West Seattle Bridge and saw cars slowdown ahead where the two car crash was. At the same time on the West bound road of the bridge there was a man running screaming and crying, he was on the road itself trying to jump from west bound lane into the eastbound lane. This was insane, did one of the drivers in the accident run away? is this being covered? thanks for looking into it West Seattle Blog!

WSB September 2, 2026 (3:35 pm)

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Did not hear anything on police radio about a man running. Were you able to call it into 911?
- Christine September 2, 2026 (4:26 pm)
  
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  We drove right behind a police car heading westbound, past the two car accident, that stopped us/traffic just before the curve up the hill by Walking on Logs. There was already another police car parked on the eastbound/left lane side and an officer in the road holding a man in a green shirt and tan pants. We watched the officers escort him into the westbound police car. We followed the car as it drove up the hill and turned left onto 35th and then into the Taco Time parking lot. Not sure what happened after that.
- Christine September 2, 2026 (5:11 pm)
  
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  We saw the police apprehend this man and put him into a police car heading westbound just before the curve up towards Fauntleroy/35th. The police car turned left onto 35th and then into the Taco Time parking lot. Not sure what happened after that.
  - Pigeon Point Buddy September 2, 2026 (8:15 pm)
    
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    thanks for sharing yes we saw that guy running too. it looked like a GTA moment or something so wild. Was that guy connected to the car crashes or just a random running down west seattle bridge?