Seattle Police Department Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) detectives are asking the community for help in finding the suspect in a fatal vehicle/bicycle hit and run collision Thursday. The bicyclist who was hit by an SUV at Dexter Ave N and N Thomas Street sustained life-threatening injuries and died Friday at Harborview Medical Center.

TCIS has been actively investigating the crash, but the suspect vehicle has still not been located. Detectives are turning to the public, asking anyone who may have information about the crash, suspect or suspect vehicle to come forward.

Detectives are looking for a mid-1990′s to mid-2000 beige to brown colored American-made SUV, possibly with tinted windows and a silver luggage rack. There may be slight or moderate front end damage or no visible damage at all.

TCIS detectives are looking for any information related to this incident as well as witnesses who have not yet spoken to police.

Anyone with information about this incident or who may know the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call Detective Bacon at (206) 684-8932. Anonymous tips are welcome.

The bicyclist that was killed was 44-year-old Mike Wang, of Shoreline, who was on his way home when he was fatally struck at approximately 3:44 p.m. on Thursday. Coworkers told KOMO4 News. that Wang rode his bike to work at Path, a global health non-profit located in South Lake Union, every day.

Wang is survived by his wife, Claire Allen, and two children.

“It isn’t fair,” Allen told KOMO. “He wasn’t finished raising his children, and I wasn’t ready to lose him.”

As for the driver of the SUV that hit Wang, Allen had this to say: “I think they must have been frightened… That’s the only explanation I can think of — that they must have been so overwhelmed and scared, or so weak that they couldn’t face up to what they’ve done.”

The bicyclist that was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run collision Thursday afternoon has died, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

According to a witness, the driver of the vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Thomas from Dexter Ave N at approximately 3:44 pm. Thursday. The driver reportedly sped up to make the turn before a line of oncoming cars approached, and hit the bicyclist who was crossing Thomas at the time. The bicyclist was rushed to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver took off immediately following the crash and is still at large.

The vehicle involved in the collision is described as a brown, American-made SUV with tinted windows and a chrome roof rack, according to SPD. Police are still looking for anyone with information on the incident or the driver.

Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run on Dexter Avenue N Thursday that sent one bicyclist to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

At approximately 3:44 p.m. on July 28 police were called to Dexter Avenue N near N Thomas Street for a reported vehicle/bicyle hit and run collision. According to a report by a nearby witness, the vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Thomas from Dexter and sped up to make the turn before a line of oncoming cars approached, hitting the bicyclist crossing Thomas.

It was first reported that the bicyclist was fatally wounded in the accident, but police later confirmed that he/she was transported to Harborview Medical Center. From the SPD Blotter:

The involved motor vehicle fled the scene and remains at large.  The at-large vehicle is described as a brown, American-made SUV with tinted windows and a chrome roof rack.

Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives responded to the scene and continue to actively investigate.

Police are still searching for two suspects in a hit and run collision over Memorial Day weekend that left a 9-year-old girl with severe but non-life-threatening injuries. The stolen vehicle involved in the incident on Monday, May 30, a 1997 green Toyota Land Cruiser, was found abandoned at Mercer and Yale shortly after the collision. While no information connecting the car to possible suspects was immediately apparent, police recovered a GPS device in the vehicle, which they have confirmed did not belong to the car’s owner, according to a report by the Seattle PI crime blog. From the PI:

Police obtained a search warrant for the device and transferred the data to a DVD, which remains at the evidence unit. Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said Monday only that the investigation is “active and ongoing.”

While investigators are hoping this device will provide clues in the search for the suspects, they are still pursuing new leads and ask anyone with information about the driver, passenger or incident to call in and relay the information, even with an anonymous tip.

Witnesses say the car hit the girl and drove over the back of her legs, according the report. The victim was immediately transported to a hospital and is currently recuperating from a crushed ankle, the Seattle PI story reports. Read the full story here.

One of our readers, Katy, just informed us of another hit and run that’s happened in Queen Anne in the last couple of days. At 10:35 p.m. on Monday, June 20, Katy says she heard a loud noise outside (on 6th Ave N between Highland and Comstock) and immediately peered out her window to find the drivers-side mirror of her car bent backwards.

“I ran outside as quickly as I could and confronted two young men in their early 20s,” she says. They were driving a blue-green four-door car, which matched the damage to her car. “There is blue-green paint on the side of my car and when I was talking with them, they claimed a black car hit me and they needed to drive off to look for it. In the middle of us talking, they drove off quickly.”

Katy did manage to get a license plate number, which she reported to police. (We cannot publish the plate number here since no charges have yet been filed). Still, Katy is hoping that neighbors or passersby may have information that will help her track down the hit and run vehicle.

“They hit my car and my boyfriend’s car and we both have damage. The deductible will cost us $600 out of pocket,” she says, adding that any tips or information will be much appreciated. “I would really love it if we did not have to pay $600 out of pocket for parking on the street and being victim to this.”

Anyone with information on this hit and run is encouraged to call Katy at 206-919-9030, or contact the police directly and reference report # 11-199098.

The victim of a hit and run yesterday is looking for witnesses in the neighborhood who may be able to help him track down the person responsible. Stephan Schier’s motorcycle was parked at the NE corner of Boston St and 1st Ave N, on Wednesday, June 15 between 2:30 and 2:45 p.m. when it was hit and seriously damaged, he says. Schier, who works at Black Pixel on Queen Anne Ave N, was in his office at the time and did not witness the event himself, returning to find his damaged bike and a note with a fake phone number on it.

“My motorcycle was knocked over, extensively damaged and picked up by someone who left a note with a bogus phone number (253-985-0494, “disconnected”),” he wrote.

“The car that hit the bike left white chalky marks on my bike at the bumper’s point of impact with the muffler,” he added. “Likely there were witnesses, otherwise why even bother leaving a note with a number?” And in fact there were witnesses. Soon after the incident, Schier posted notices around the neighborhood searching for anyone who had information about the hit and run, and quickly connected with another man who works in the neighborhood, and had not only witnessed the event, but had helped the driver pick up Schier’s bike.

“A witness (thank you Ray) who works at Chinoise gave me a call. He actually helped the driver pick up the motorcycle. She asked if she should leave a note. He replied, “yes, of course.”  Out of fear or ignorance, she just left a bogus number,” Schier wrote. Ray did, however, get a good look at the car – a gold Oldsmobile Alero – and the driver, described as a 5’2″ to 5’3″ Caucasian woman dressed in all black.

Schier is hoping that this information may help lead him to the woman driving the car. “Maybe this is someone who lives, works and or does yoga in the neighborhood,” he wrote. He’s asking anyone with information to contact him at 206-229-8812, or the Seattle Police (reference case number 11-192229).

Two suspects driving a stolen vehicle hit a 9-year-old girl on Dexter Avenue and Denny Way in a hit and run collision yesterday, Monday, May 30.

At approximately 5:08 p.m. Monday a Seattle Police Department officer on patrol near 5th Avenue and Broad Street observed a green 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser speeding through the area, according to the SPD Blotter report.

The officer began following the suspect while running the vehicle’s license plate, verifying that the suspect vehicle had in fact been stolen. The officer then called in for additional backup to help him conduct a high-risk traffic stop. The officer attempted to pull over the suspect in the 200 block of Blanchard Street, at which point the suspect failed to yield and began disregarding traffic control signals. At this point a SPD supervisor ordered the pursuit to be terminated. From the SPD Blotter:

Some time later the officer called out over his police radio that the suspect had run over a child near the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Denny Way.

The officer stopped to render assistance to the nine-year-old girl and called for medics. SFD medics responded to the scene and subsequently transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect entered the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Denny Way at speed from the south. The suspect attempted to turn east onto Denny Way however, he drove across the double-yellow centerline and both westbound traffic lanes of Denny Way and onto the north side sidewalk of Denny Way. The suspect struck a tree and then struck a nine-year-old girl who was walking down the sidewalk with her mother.

The suspect failed to stop and render aid and continued driving into Denny Park. The suspect drove through a grassy area of the park and back out onto the street at the east end of the park, continuing in an unknown direction.

SPD officers conducted an area search, locating the suspect vehicle, which was unoccupied at the time, near Mercer Street and Yale Avenue. The vehicle was impounded and taken in for examination by SPD Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) detectives. Neither the suspect nor front-seat passenger, both believed to be males, were found. No other people or vehicles were involved in the collision.

SPD’s Traffic Collision Investigation Squad detectives are continuing an active investigation and are asking anyone with information about this incident, or knowledge of the identity or whereabouts of the suspect and/or passenger, to call into SPD and refer to this incident. SPD says anonymous tips are welcome.

Seattle restaurateur Michael McConnel, who owns two local chains–Caffe Vita and Via Tribunali (both of which have locations in Queen Anne) and has a hand in a number of other Seattle enterprises–has been charged with assault, hit and run, and DUI by city prosecutors this week after he allegedly crashed into another motorist and proceeded to attack him on the evening of Wednesday, March 31.

QueenAnneView obtained the police report and charging documents detailing the strange series of events that night, first reported by SeattleCrime. According to the SPD report, a car driven by McConnell rear-ended another vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and James Street near Seattle University, while the victim was waiting at a red light at around 6 p.m. on the 31st. According to the report, McConnell refused to exchange information with the victim, who reported smelling alcohol on his breath. The police report also states that McConnell’s lawyer, who arrived at the scene moments later in a separate vehicle, allegedly attempted to cut a deal with the victim, offering him $1,500 for the damages to his car if he agreed not to call the police. McConnell reportedly refused to pay and then walked off, returning a few moments later when he allegedly punched the victim in the chest with both fists. According to the report, McConnell then left on foot, leaving his car behind.

Police caught up with McConnell later that evening at one of his restaurants, arrested him and took him to the East Precinct, where he reportedly refused to take a breathalyzer test. SeattleCrime reports that McConnell has pleaded not guilty on all charges.

Both Caffe Vita and Via Tribunali serve beer and alcohol at several locations. Back in December Caffe Vita applied for a liquor license at its Queen Anne location, at 813 5th Ave N. And last month the Washington State Liquor Control Board approved licenses for both the Queen Anne and Capitol Hill coffee outposts.

However, WSLCB spokeswoman Anne Radford told SeattleCrime that the board may seek cancellation of these licenses should the McConnell receive criminal convictions. McConnell is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, May 3.

(Photo taken from McConnell’s Facebook page).