SEATTLE, WA - The family of a Seattle bicyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2016 is suing Seattle, Sound Transit, and several contractors for negligence. The lawsuit alleges that the construction site around the light rail station near the Northgate Mall created dangerous conditions that contributed to the biker's death.

Derek Blaylock, 50, died on Sept. 21, 2016, after he was hit by Kevin Wayne Brewer near 1st Avenue Northeast and Northeast 95th Street. Brewer was sentenced in January to 75 months in prison for vehicular homicide. Brewer has also been named as part of this suit. Brewer and Blaylock were both headed southbound on 1st Avenue Northeast in the afternoon hours when the collision happened. Brewer veered into Blaylock, according to court records, pinning the bicyclist up against a jersey barrier.

Brewer had been involved in "dozens" of traffic accidents before Blaylock's death, according to reports, including a 2009 hit-and-run in Marysville. But the lawsuit claims that the city of Seattle, Sound Transit, and contractors made conditions along 1st Avenue North unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. The suit says that the construction project resulted in the narrowing of the road, and that no bike detours or warning signs were ever put up.

Additionally, the suit says, Seattle had as of September 2016 maintained 1st Avenue North as a bike route, even though the shoulder had been eliminated. "As a direct and proximate result of defendants' negligence, Derek Blaylock was struck by a vehicle operated by defendant Kevin Brewer, trapped between his vehicle and the jersey barrier, suffered personal injuries, and died," the suit says.