At approximately 10 p.m. last night, Thursday, October 8, officers responded to a car accident on southbound Aurora Ave N. near Garfield St. According to a report released by the Seattle Police Department this morning, it appears the car lost control while they were driving southbound and spun around, colliding with a light pole behind the driver side door, finally coming to a stop facing northbound on the sidewalk, knocking the power lines down over both north and southbound Aurora.The Seattle Fire Department was able to pull the female driver from the vehicle. She was seriously injured and transported to Harborview Medical Center.

The report says the driver initially stated that there may have been up to three other passengers with her, who ran off after the accident. SPD conducted a search at the scene, but found no other passengers, and believes it is highly unlikely anyone else was riding in the car – a Saturn couple with two-doors, both of which were closed and damaged from the collision. No witnesses saw anyone get out of the car prior to SFD arrival.

Aurora Ave N. was closed down in both directions, while Seattle City Light responded and repaired the power lines. A DUI officer visited the driver at Harborview and conducted a sobriety screening. Signs of impairment were noted, but toxicology results have not come back yet. The report also stated that the female driver was nude from the waist down and that no pants or underwear were located at the scene.

This is the second car accident on Aurora in a month. In September a car hit a pedestrian who was running across the street late at night.