The driver of a vehicle barreling through a bike and pedestrian trail at about 70 mph is now under investigation by police.
A video showing the dangerous act is going viral, featuring the vehicle speeding along a Seattle bike and pedestrian trail along I-90 Thursday.
A white car driving on the confined path, usually inaccessible to vehicles, was spotted around 1 p.m. last week. The path, about 10 miles long and part of the I-90 trail, is meant to connect Seattle with Bellevue for bikers and pedestrians.
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A white car drives on the enclosed bike and pedestrian path along I-90 Thursday in Seattle.
The Washington State Patrol is now investigating the incident.
“I had no idea how the car even got on there, and I was pretty spooked because I run it often,” runner Alexa King told KOMO News.
Several people reported the incident to the state’s patrol, but the car was gone by the time crews got there, according to the agency’s account to KOMO News.
The Washington State Patrol is investigating a viral video of the incident, in which the vehicle was allegedly traveling at 70 mph on the path.
Investigators are now asking people for help in identifying the driver, seeing as the vehicle didn’t have a license plate, according to the state patrol.
“There are a lot of people with dash cameras, or maybe someone saw this vehicle exiting the bike path area and didn’t think anything of it,” Trooper Rick Johnson told KOMO.
No injuries or crashes involving the car were reported.
Locals that use the trail expressed shock over the viral video and added that they would be more careful when crossing the bridge.
“I’ve taken kids across it; we’ve run across it, and then we’ve biked across it a lot, too,” Darrell Lee told KOMO Sunday. “If it was a busy day, somebody would’ve gotten hurt.”
“If it was a busy day, somebody would’ve gotten hurt,” one local expressed.
There’s still not a clear understanding regarding how the car got onto the path, but Johnson said that authorities informed him it likely happened on Mercer Island.
The Washington State Department of Transportation was told about the incident, according to Johnson, and the organization is now investigating the path’s entrances and barriers in place to prevent traffic.
“I’ve never seen this before,” Johnson told KOMO. “Even if you’re not from the area, I think it should be pretty, pretty evident that [the trail] is not a place for vehicles.”
The car likely got onto the path on Mercer Island, and the state department of transportation is now investigating the trail’s entrances and barriers.
The white car’s driver is expected to face charges for reckless driving if they are identified.
Anyone with useful information is encouraged to contact the Washington State Patrol’s non-emergency phone number: (425) 401-7788.
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