The Court of Appeals overturned a Seattle City Ordinance which in part made it a misdemeanor for failing to yield the right of way to a cyclist or pedestrian resulting in injury or death.  This criminalizing of a traffic violation was  found to be in conflict with state law.  On September 27th, 2006, Susanne Scaringi was struck and killed by a motorist making a normal left-hand turn.  You can read about the Opinion and read the main story in today’s Seattle Times.