Comments on: Car crashes into Ballard bike shop

By: tannys

tannys — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:32:26 +0000

Actually I know the guy & he had severe dehydration, had been working outside on a roof all day, got light-headed & lost control. With the weather lately I am surprised I am not hearing about more of this type of thing.

By: ballardmike

ballardmike — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:58:46 +0000

Mmmm… me Bronco… me eat BIKES.

By: Ballard_Curmudgeon

Ballard_Curmudgeon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:01:21 +0000

More likely he was drunk. I've seen a few afternoon drinkers on the road in ballard.

By: Silver

Silver — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:48:37 +0000

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Poor guy – he may never be able to drive again for fear of having another blackout behind the wheel. ;-(

By: Silver

Silver — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:47:30 +0000

Ha! Now they're hunting them down in the stores before people even buy them!

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:40:10 +0000

That is usually a high pedestrian traffic area. It's very lucky no one was hit. I feel sorry for the store owner, though. And the other cars hit.
Hope the driver is okay. Not a good sign to black out without outside help.

By: SPG

SPG — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:40:12 +0000

Not enough cyclists get run over on the roads that the SUVs have to come into the shops to run them over?

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:53:21 +0000

No alcohol detected? If it wasn't drugs then it sounds like a seizure which would be unfortunate for everyone involved including the driver.

By: fancynancy

fancynancy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:18:35 +0000

Today was very interesting to say the least. I was 5 seconds past right where he hit. I rushed back down the sidewalk and at that point car parts were still flying . He grazed 6 cars before crunching the glass door at Bike Sports. He was still in the bronco and very dazed. I talked to him and he was in shock and was most concerned that no one was hit. He only had a small cut on his forearm which was handled with a tissue. After being there for 1 hr. I spoke with the police and he told them he blacked out. No alcohol detected but he was taken to the hospital for shock and his black out.
I am so grateful that the gentleman that I past before the crash is ok and that no one in Bike Sports was hurt. I could have been crunched if I was 5 seconds slower. What a crazy day . Oh yea the folks in the Dodge Van are ok and she just put her seatbelt on when he grazed (lights off and crunches down the side) their van. Serendipity….

By: rob3rt

rob3rt — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:26:01 +0000

Crikey!
Last Saturday afternoon I was on that very spot on the sidewalk, changing my bike tire.
As well as me, there was a family doing some tire work too.
And there was a lot of pedestrian traffic.

I am so glad no one was there to get hit.
Cars! Bad drivers! ugh.

By: Dusty

Dusty — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:41:25 +0000

It wasn't quite a primo vintage truck, maybe from 1970's, but it was still pretty nice looking. When I saw the truck, I couldn't help thinking how awful it will be for the driver to return and see that.

By: jm

jm — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:04:55 +0000

What a lousy driver. Reminds us the guy that hit the Greenwood library for no reason.

By: danimal545

danimal545 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:50:45 +0000

That pickup was someones baby. A lot of TLC went into that blue truck. Maybe its fixable.

By: demian

demian — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:07:11 +0000

dammit OJ.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:37:16 +0000

I'm thinkin that it probably does. I'm glad no one was hurt – that's amazing that no one was in the way when he ran up onto the sidewalk.

By: madd at him

madd at him — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:20:10 +0000

if he wasn't texting or on his cell-phone, I'm guessing he was bombed out of his mind.

By: StarsAtNight

StarsAtNight — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:07:58 +0000

Was OJ or Al Cowlings driving???

By: eric

eric — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:01:37 +0000

lost control probably translates to something silly or irresponsable…glad nobody was seriously hurt.

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:51:50 +0000

Does “lost control” translate to texting? Ten bucks says it does.

By: Silver

Silver — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:48:07 +0000

Wow! You should buy a bunch of lottery tickets today! Glad you're all right!

By: Dusty

Dusty — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:42:33 +0000

I was across the street and just south when this happened. Looked up when I heard tires screeching and saw the guy hit a few cars and veer into the bike shop.

I paused at 24th and Market and debated which side of 24th to walk up. Had I not waited at the intersection to cross, it would have timed up to where I was dodging the truck on the sidewalk. Gives ya the goosebumps!