Seattle Police motorcycle officer injured in collision on I-5 in Shoreline Thursday morning

Looking south from the NE 205th camera

A Seattle PD motorcycle officer was injured in a collision Thursday morning on I-5 just south of NE 205th. Trooper Rick Johnson of the Washington State Patrol reported that the officer was up and talking when Shoreline medics arrived. He was taken to Harborview with unknown injuries.

Looking north from the NE 195th camera

The HOV lane was blocked for an hour during investigation. His bike was down in the lane and eventually removed by a tow truck with lift.

Traffic in both directions was severely impacted. The KING 5 new helicopter circled the scene for half an hour.

It is unknown what the officer collided with.