The Brief
- A Seattle motorcyclist remains in intensive care after a hit-and-run crash that his family believes may have stemmed from a road rage incident.
- Dominic Martinez has undergone seven surgeries since the June 2 collision and faces additional operations as he recovers from life-threatening injuries.
- Police have impounded a vehicle believed to be involved, but the driver has not been identified and investigators are asking for tips and video evidence.
SEATTLE – The family of a 32-year-old motorcyclist who remains hospitalized after a violent hit-and-run collision in southwest Seattle is pleading for the public’s help in identifying the driver responsible.
Surveillance video from June 2 captured the moment a speeding vehicle struck Dominic Martinez at the intersection of SW Trenton Street and 9th Ave SW, throwing him from his motorcycle and leaving him with life-threatening injuries.
Martinez remains in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center, where he has undergone seven surgeries since the crash, according to his cousin, Ashley Utu. She says three more surgeries are planned.
Utu believes Martinez was being pursued by the driver in what appeared to be a road rage incident moments before the collision.…