Motorcyclist killed in crash near Silverdale
SILVERDALE, Wash. - A Bremerton man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle on the highway early Sunday and then was run over by an SUV, the Washington State Patrol reported.
State troopers responded to the scene, on Highway 3 near the Kitsap Mall exit, at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a serious accident.
The motorcyclist, a 26-year-old Bremerton man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation found that he had been riding his motorcycle, a 2011 Harley-Davidson XL883N, south on Highway 3 when he lost control.
The motorcyclist went down in the roadway. Shortly afterward, a Ford Explorer heading south struck the motorcyclist as he lay on the highway.
The name of the motorcyclist was not released pending notification of his next of kin.
State troopers responded to the scene, on Highway 3 near the Kitsap Mall exit, at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a serious accident.
The motorcyclist, a 26-year-old Bremerton man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation found that he had been riding his motorcycle, a 2011 Harley-Davidson XL883N, south on Highway 3 when he lost control.
The motorcyclist went down in the roadway. Shortly afterward, a Ford Explorer heading south struck the motorcyclist as he lay on the highway.
The name of the motorcyclist was not released pending notification of his next of kin.
