Crime & Safety

Car Hits Bear in Sammamish

Though neither the driver nor the bear were injured, the car was totaled, MyNorthwest.com reports.

There have been a number of , but one such sighting took an unfortunate turn for one Sammamish driver yesterday.

A woman crashed her car into a bear at Southeast 8th Street in Sammamish on Thursday morning, MyNorthwest.com reported.

"The driver was obviously a bit shaken up, but uninjured. And she saw the bear scoot off into the woods," apparently uninjured, Sammamish Police Sgt. Jessica Sullivan told MyNorthwest.com.

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