Bicyclist Injures Six-Year-Old Boy in Downtown Seattle | Seattle Child Injury Lawyer

Date: November 13, 2009, 11/13/09

Location: Downtown Seattle, First Avenue and Pike Street

Outcome: One Child Injured

A child was injured by a bicycle while walking with his family Friday night around 6:45 near Pike Place Market.

Six year old Noni Echo-Hawk-Lopez was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a fractured jaw.

Noni, his older brother and their father were walking outside Pike Place Market and were crossing the north side of the intersection of Pike Street and First Avenue when he was hit by a bicyclist.

According to Noni's father, after his son was hit, the bicyclist picked up his bike and started riding away from the accident, but bystanders chased him down at the southeast corner of the intersection and held him until police arrived.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), it is estimated that more than 22 percent of children between the ages of five and nine who were killed in accidents were pedestrians.

If you are the parent or guardian of a minor who has been severely injured, please contact an experienced child injury lawyer to set up a free consultation and discuss the legal options available to you.