Paralyzed bicyclist files suit against state over crash on Seattle’s Montlake Bridge
A man who suffered life-altering injuries in a 2007 bicycle crash on Seattle’s Montlake Bridge is suing the state in Thurston County Superior Court, alleging that state agencies have refused to release public records he has requested about other bicycle crashes on the bridge.
Michael Gendler, who was left a quadriplegic after the Oct. 28, 2007, crash on Montlake Bridge, wants the information about other bicycle crashes on the bridge for a potential lawsuit against the state, one of his attorneys, Charles Wiggins, said Wednesday.
According to court papers filed by Wiggins and another of Gendler’s attorneys, Keith Kessler, the bike crash was caused by “a defect in the bridge deck – the result of apparent negligence in installing the deck sections.”
Gendler’s crash occurred when “his front bicycle tire became wedged in a seam in the deck, and Mr. Gendler was slammed onto the bridge grates, sustaining serious injury,” court papers state.
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