After Kevin Black was killed while cycling to work, his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the van and the company who owns the van that struck him. The crash took place in Ballard, WA.

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Andrew Kim Law Firm, PLLC | Washington Legal News

Ballard WA Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Fatal Cyclist Crash


Posted on Oct 06, 2009

Following a deadly bicycle accident at a Ballard, Washington, intersection, the family of the accident victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two of the parties involved in the fatal bike crash.

University of Washington molecular researcher 39-year-old Kevin Black was commuting to work in a bike lane in February when a van attempting a u-turn drove into the bike lane and fatally struck the cyclist. The van was driven by an Ambient Control Co., Inc. employee - and both the driver and the company have been named in the wrongful death lawsuit. His family, which includes two young daughters, are seeking compensation for the driver's negligent behavior that led to the cycling death of their father.

In the moment after the crash, a passerby attempted CPR on the bicycle crash victim while others called for help. EMS rushed the biker to Harborview Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The accident took place near Northwest 64th Street and 24th Avenue Northwest according to Seattle Police. When news of his death spread, cyclists from Ballard and Seattle gathered at the scene of the accident in a memorial for the biker.

His brother was seriously injured in a WA motorcycle accident in 2007 at the same intersection.

"Everybody loved him. He was the glue of my lab," said UW professor William Zagotta, Black's long-time boss. Black was also an active member in the Alki-Rubicon Racing Team and biked to California for his high school reunion.

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