Driver smacks man watering roundabout, flees

Driver smacks man watering roundabout, flees

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Story Published: Jul 9, 2008 at 11:35 PM PDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:56 PM PDT

By KOMO Staff

SEATTLE -- A man in his 60s was critically injured in a fight in the city's south side on Wednesday night, according to police.

Spokesman Jeff Kappel said trouble began when the man began watering plants at an intersection roundabout at South Cooper Street and 61st Avenue South just before 8 p.m.

The man, who was using a garden hose, had set up cones to divert traffic during the watering, and his cones were causing traffic to backup.

Three young women in a car near the intersection confronted the man and demanded that he move the cones. When he refused, one of the girls got out of the car and began moving the cones herself.

Kappel said the man grew upset and sprayed the girl with the garden hose. Another driver then got out of his car, approached the older man and hit him in the head.

The older man was knocked to the ground and hit his head on the pavement. He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. His name was not released.

The driver who had pushed the man fled the scene and remains at large. A description was not available.

Police are questioning witnesses.

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