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Hundreds march in memorial for Seattle DUI victims

Apr 1, 2013, 4:44 PM | Updated: 6:59 pm

Students from nearby Eckstein Middle School march in honor of the victims of last Monday's horrific DUI crash that killed two and critically injured two others. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio) A well wisher pauses in from of a memorial for the Schulte family members killed and critically injured by a drunk driver last Monday in northeast Seattle. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio) Friends and family gather Monday afternoon at the memorial for the victims of a DUI crash that killed two, critically injured two others in northeast Seattle. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio) Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn visits the memorial Monday for the victims of a horrific DUI crash in northeast Seattle that left a couple dead, and their daughter and 10-day-old grandchild critically injured. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio) Family members of DUI crash victims Karina, Elias, Dennis and Judith Schulte comfort each other at a memorial Monday, April 1, 2013 in northeast Seattle. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio)

Family members of the victims of a horrific DUI crash that killed two and critically injured two others console each other at a memorial march Monday at the site of the crash. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio)

(Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio)

One week after a repeat drunk driver smashed into a family crossing the street in North Seattle hundreds of community members took to the streets in their honor.

Dennis Schulte, 66, and his wife, 68-year-old Judith Schulte, were killed last Monday when a pickup truck driven by Mark W. Mullan, 50, plowed into them as they crossed NE 75th St near Eckstien Middle School. Their daughter-in-law, Karina Schulte, and 10-day-old grandson were also hit and remain in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center.

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn joined family members, friends and well-wishers for the afternoon march, which organizers said was intended to honor the victims and push for safer streets.

“We support the goals of Seattle’s Road Safety Action Plan to achieve zero fatalities and serious injuries by taking action,” said Andres Salomon with Seattle Greenways. “With more effective public policy, better engineering, stricter enforcement and more responsive education, thousands of deaths and injuries can be prevented.”

An online fundraiser to help the family cover medical expenses has raised nearly $50,000 towards a goal of $75,000.

As on Monday afternoon, Mullan remained jailed on $2.5 million bail and has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault and reckless driving. According to court documents, his blood alcohol level at the time of the crash was 0.22, nearly three times the legal limit.

Mullan has been convicted multiple times for DUI and had a case pending from a Christmas Day arrest in Snohomish County. Against a court order, prosecutors say he was driving without a valid license or ignition interlock device when he hit the Schulte family.

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