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12/12/2008: "Bike-Crosswalk-Car = Accident"

(First responders attend to accident victim in Friday Harbor)

Early morning darkness, rain, and riding a bike in a pedestrian cross-walk led to an accident in Friday Harbor on Friday Morning.

A witness to the accident said a young girl on her way to school rode her bicycle into the side of a car that was in the act of crossing the intersection of Spring Street and Blair. The witness said the car was leaving the intersection when it was struck in the rear section by the bicyclist crossing in the marked cross-walk.

The car stopped at the moment of impact and Witnesses rushed to the aid of the girl. First responders were quickly on the scene. The accident is under investigation by the Sheriff’s office.

The cross-walk in question is the newly installed one that resulted in some controversy when it was installed.