Motorcyclist injured after collision in Madrona

A 30-year-old motorcyclist was extricated from underneath a car that struck him on Monday, Sept. 8, around 12:50 p.m. in Madrona.

Witnesses told police that the 19-year-old driver pulled in front of the motorcyclist as he was heading southbound along Martin Luther King Jr. Way near East Pike Street.

According to Seattle Police Det. Drew Fowler, a Drug Recognition Expert officer found probable cause to arrest the driver for driving under the influence. A warrant was needed to obtain a blood sample for “further impairment testing.”

The motorcyclist, who suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, was taken to Harborview Medical Center.