Motorcycle rider airlifted to Seattle hospital after colliding with bear
QUILCENE — A motorcycle rider from Tahuya was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after colliding with a bear on U.S. Highway 101 west of Mount Walker. Joseph M. Blanks, a motorcycle rider from Tahuya, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after colliding with a bear on U.S. Highway 101 near Mount Walker. The incident occurred about 2:15 p.m. Saturday. No drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident. The bear was crossing traffic from the southbound right shoulder when it was hit by the motorcycle, which came to rest in the southward lane. No information was given on the bear's condition.
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QUILCENE — A motorcycle rider from Tahuya was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after colliding with a bear on U.S. Highway 101 west of Mount Walker.
Joseph M. Blanks, 68, was riding his 1993 Harley-Davidson Electric Glide southbound on U.S. Highway 101 in vicinity of Mount Walker about 2:15 p.m. Saturday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
A bear was crossing traffic from the southbound right shoulder when it was struck by the motorcycle, which came to rest in the southbound lane, the State Patrol said.
Blanks was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center on Saturday and listed in satisfactory condition on Monday, a hospital spokesperson said.
He was wearing an approved helmet. No drugs or alcohol were involved, the State Patrol said.
Phone calls and emails to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Patrol and state Department of Transportation were unsuccessful in determining the bear’s condition.
Reporter Brian Gawley can be reached by email at [email protected].