Nearly 1,300 people will get to work on projects around the city Saturday for the annual Seattle Works Day.

The nonprofit Seattle Works organizes the annual event offering people a chance to join a team and dig in on a service project.

You can form your own team or join a team formed by someone you know.

People will volunteer from noon to 3:30 p.m. and then celebrate the day with a party at Seattle Center.

If you are booked on Saturday, you can also join as a "virtual team member."

Police believe a man who crashed a stolen truck into four cars on Monday was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

It was just before 12:30 p.m. when officers first responded to a call about a hit-and-run crash in the 4000 block of Aurora Avenue North. The victim told police that a man driving a Toyota Tundra pickup truck plowed into three cars before speeding away.

Just an hour later, the same man was speeding eastbound on NE 50th Street when he slammed into a 2011 Nissan Cube. Police say the driver in the Nissan was coming out of alley between University Avenue and 15th Avenue when he was hit by the truck. The impact was enough to cause the Nissan to flip onto its passenger side, seriously injuring the driver.

That driver was taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The man in the pickup truck, which police later learned had been stolen, was also taken to Harborview with serious injuries, though he is expected to survive.

Every year, for at least one day, residents are asked to leave the car in the garage and hit the road using two wheels. This year that day falls on Friday, May 18.

‘F5 Bike to Work Day’ is a chance for neighbors and residents throughout the city to try a different way way to commute.  

Thousands of cyclists are expected to pack the streets and neighborhoods to participate in this year’s event.

Below is a rundown, from organizers, of what riders can expect to see on Friday:

Dozens of Commuter Stations along major bike routes in the region - Stop by between 6-9:00a.m. and:

• Pick up a free souvenir
• Enter the free drawing for fabulous prizes
• Join Cascade Bicycle Club at our once-a-year discounted rate.
• Ask a bike mechanic to look over your bike or air up your tires.
• Fuel up with snacks, coffee, or juice (varies from station to station)

Rally at Seattle City Hall