Type: Motor Scooter Accident
Date: October 17, 2009, 10/17/09
Location: Belltown, Fourth Ave. & Blanchard St.
Outcome: 1 injured
A Seattle Police Department parking enforcement officer was injured by a car while driving her motor scooter Saturday morning around nine in the Belltown neighborhood of downtown Seattle.
The officer was transported to Harborview Medical Center with minor injuries.
The officer was driving along Fourth Avenue across Blanchard Street on a green light when she was struck by a man driving east along Blanchard in a 1996 Geo Metro.
The driver of the Geo Metro was cited for failure to stop at a red light.
According to National Car Accident Statistics, someone is injured in a car accident every 14 seconds and about two million of the people injured in car accidents each year suffer permanent injuries.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety states that red light running accounts for about 800 deaths annually.
Speaking with a Seattle Attorney skilled in motor scooter, moped and vespa accident cases about injuries you received may help you collect compensation for medical bills or other expenses related to your injuries.
Visit our motor scooter accident page. Learn about accidents involving Mopeds, Vespas, Razors, and other types of motorized scooters.
Mahmut Sogorovic was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a hit-and-run scooter/car accident. He suffered a broken wrist, scrapes and a possible head injury. Apprently the scooter he was driving was apparently was hit by a midsize, newer model silver Ford sedan. Witnesses say the sedan failed to yield while turning left onto 10th and hit the scooter.
The sedan probably damage on the right side including a missing side mirror and front plastic wheel cover. Anyone who sees a vehicle matching this description should call 911.
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