Woman rescued in West Seattle after hurling car off roof
Nov 22, 2024, 5:53 AM | Updated: 12:59 pm
A car crashed onto the roof of a home in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of West Seattle Friday morning. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
Seattle Police Department (SPD) Officers rescued a woman after she plunged her car off a roof in West Seattle.
According to the SPD Blotter, an 85-year-old woman from Kirkland drove her Toyota off a garage roof in the Fauntleroy neighborhood Friday morning.
Officers responded to the 10800 block of Arroyo Beach Place Southwest just before 4:30 a.m. for a report of a car crash. Police said it appeared the woman accidentally accelerated forward from her parking stall, causing her car to go over the ledge and land on top of an unoccupied parked car.
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SPD stated the crash left the woman trapped in her sedan. The Seattle Fire Department responded and freed the woman from her car.
The woman was not injured but was taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated.
Car incidents prior to West Seattle crash
Thursday morning, Centennial Elementary School employees were shaken after a stolen car slammed into their building. A video shows the suspects appear to be young adults or teens. Deputies reported after backing the car through the front doors of the building, they immediately took off. They are still on the loose.
On Wednesday, a 17-year-old girl was pronounced dead after a car she and her 20-year-old sister were in plunged into Lake Washington. The 20-year-old is now facing a vehicular homicide charge.
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