Olympia's Pedestrian Crosswalk Hazards (Part 2)

Video documentation of unsafe crosswalk conditions in Olympia, WA. Here is a very dangerous crossing area at the corners of 4th & Chestnut St. (across from the Capitol Playhouse) Notice the impaired field of view and accident that almost happens when drivers stop for the camera person and child. (a very scary place to cross)

Olympia Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Link

Here is a link to the City of Olympia Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee:

http://www.ci.olympia.wa.us/citygovernment/advisory/bpac/

Video documentation of unsafe crosswalk conditions in Olympia, WA: Here is a very dangerous pedestrian crossing at the Pacific Ave I-5 on-ramp

Video documentation of unsafe crosswalk conditions in Olympia, WA: Here is a very dangerous pedestrian crossing at the Pacific Ave I-5 on-ramp near Sizzler (note the blind corner, lack of a cross signal, and barely visible Yield Sign) Drivers refuse to yield. *Note: Family Bike Path Crossing.

Pedestrian Hit on 4th Ave

Pedestrian was hit on 4th and Chestnut St (there are no stop signs or cross signals). Pedestrian flown to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

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Driver in jail after collision with pedestrian

One Olympia man is in jail and another is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a car hit a pedestrian in an intersection on Fourth Avenue at Chestnut Street, Olympia Police reported Sunday.

Lester Joseph Doyle, 30, faces charges of vehicular assault after his Volkswagen Jetta struck a 21-year-old pedestrian in the intersection around 1:40 a.m. Sunday, said Olympia Police Sgt. Jim Partin. Doyle’s bail has not been set, according to Thurston County Corrections information.

The man who was hit was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries, though his parents told police that they were optimistic about his recovery, Partin said.

The intersection on the one-way eastbound street does not have a traffic light or stop sign, but there are crosswalks for pedestrians, Partin said. Partin did not have information on whether the pedestrian was in the crosswalk when he was struck.

Printed in The Olympian June 11th 2007