Police and court records speak volumes on two Kirkland bicycle fatalities; suspect charged in Thursday's fatality

Related update -- The suspect in death of bicyclist Brad Nakatani on Thursday was charged on Monday afternoon with vehicular homicide and reckless driving. If convicted, the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office told the Seattle Times that the standard sentencing range is 3 to 4 years in prison.

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Two sets of police and court documents -- one a series of arrest records and the other an investigative report -- made public by two websites shed light on two bicycle fatalities in Kirkland (WA) this year.

In the latest, the blogger at Nerds in Seattle searched the arrest records of Nathan Godwin, the Kirkland man booked on suspicion of vehicular homicide in Thursday's death of bicyclist Brad Nakatani. He found that Godwin received at least one traffic ticket a year -- some quite serious -- since 2004.

Meanwhile, the Cascade Bicycle Club made available on its website the complete investigative report from the bicycle fatality on Juanita Drive in July. The driver in that case was fined $42 for improper lane change. ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/12/12/4956935.html

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