Motorcyclist has serious injuries

As reported previously, there was a traffic accident on Ballinger Way involving a motorcyclist on Saturday evening, December 6.

Per an update from the King County Sheriff's office, the accident was in the 20200 block of Ballinger Way just before 7pm on Saturday.

A vehicle driven by a Shoreline resident was making a left hand turn out of the McDonald’s lot and didn’t see a motorcycle coming eastbound and pulled out.

The motorcyclist, a Lake Forest Park resident, laid the bike down to avoid a collision but still struck the vehicle.

The motorcyclist has serious head and neck injuries.

The case is under investigation by detectives and there is no evidence of drugs or alcohol being a factor.