[nagdu] Police: Driver attacks man after nearly hitting him and service dog

[Ginger Kutsch]

Police: Driver attacks man after nearly hitting him and service dog

By Michael Harthorne   Published: Dec 27, 2013 at 11:10 AM PST   

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tting-him-and-service-dog-237540321.html

 

SEATTLE -- A driver viciously attacked a pedestrian after nearly hitting the
man and his service dog as they crossed the street last Sunday in Magnolia,
according to the Seattle Police Department.

 

According to the police report for the incident, the victim was crossing
with the signal at the intersection of 20th Avenue West and West Dravus
Street shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a driver made a left turn without
yielding.

 

Witnesses later told officers the driver showed a complete disregard for the
safety of the pedestrian, missing him and his dog by inches.

 

As the driver went by, the victim yelled and slapped the door of the car,
according to the report. The driver stopped, got out of his car and
confronted the victim.

 

According to the report, the victim and driver got into a verbal argument
before the driver punched the victim several times, knocked him to the
ground and slammed his head into the pavement.

 

A number of people stopped to help the victim, and the driver got back into
his car and left.

 

Witnesses gave the car's license-plate number to police, but officers were
unable to find it in the area. The car is registered to an address in
University Place, but last year it was broken into only a block from where
Sunday's incident occurred.

 

The victim suffered a large cut to the back of his head and a possible
concussion. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.