A motorcyclist in Kitsap County said he’s thankful to be alive after he was rear-ended at 60 mph on a highway Thursday night.
Chance Bullock said he was coming home from work when he noticed a car’s headlights filling his rear-view mirrors.
“The next thing I know, they hit me, and I saw my front end come up, and I saw my bike do like a back flip, and then it went sliding,” he said. “I landed on my back, like, on my shoulder side, and I was sliding.”
Bullock was going 60 mph and estimated the car that hit him was going at least 80 mph.
“That could have killed me,” he said.
He said Friday he was sore, but he didn’t break any bones. He didn’t lose any skin, either, thanks to his helmet and padded riding suit.
“If I didn’t have this, I mean, my butt would have been on the pavement,” Bullock said.
KITSAP COUNTY, Washington — Bullock's wreck may be connected to another crash that happened minutes later and just a couple of miles away.
A Kitsap County deputy spotted a Toyota driving erratically and moved to pull it over. When the deputy tried to make the stop, though, the driver sped away.
The car eventually crashed into a ditch and rolled over, police said.
“We believe he was under the influence of alcohol based on the very strong odor of alcoholic intoxicants,” Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Wilson said.
That driver, a 19-year-old Silverdale man, was hospitalized in serious condition, where he remained Friday.
Deputies and troopers with the Washington State Patrol said the 19-year-old may be the same person who hit Bullock. Officers are comparing glass from a car headlight found at the scene of the hit-and-run with the broken headlight found on the Toyota after it crashed.
“We are definitely looking into the possibility that they are connected,” Wilson said.
Bullock said his tailbone and shoulder are sore and he feels a little stiff when he walks. However, he said he’s grateful to be alive and walking.
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