September 2003

by Greg Hohnholt

A Native American (Tlingit) resident of Olympia, Rich Paddock, was hit by a van operated by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) on Wednesday, August 13 at about 12:30 p.m. at 4th and Central Avenues. Paddock reported that he was crossing at an authorized crosswalk in broad daylight on his bike when the PSE van struck him. Despite these facts, Paddock is being treated as if his choice of clothing for the day was the indirect cause of the accident, and that the driver of the van was blameless.