Motorcyclist killed in crash along Chuckanut Drive near Bow, WA
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating a deadly crash that happened on Chuckanut Dr. near Bow, Washington Sunday afternoon.
According to the WSP, at around 2:21 p.m., troopers responded to reports of a crash between a car and a motorcycle near the corner of Chuckanut Dr. and Sunset Rd.
Life Flight responded shortly after the initial response, but unfortunately, the motorcyclist died at the scene.
According to WSP investigators, a 70-year-old woman was driving northbound on Chuckanut Dr. while the motorcyclist was heading southbound.
The woman attempted to make a left turn onto Sunset Rd. and struck the motorcyclist. Both vehicles came to a rest blocking the intersection.
The victim has been identified as 57-year-old Freddy Blondel of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
The WSP says the cause of this crash was failure to yield. Drugs or alcohol were not involved.
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