Woman hit by bus settles with county

A Seattle attorney who was in a clearly marked crosswalk when a Metro bus struck her agreed to a $4.5 million settlement from the county government. The agreement with Ree Ah Bloedow, 45, was not reached until two weeks before the case was to go to trial. The incident occurred in January 2008 when Bloedow was crossing the street and was clipped by the mirror of the bus, causing brain damaged and