Boy recovering after being hit by car
A 15-year-old Suquamish boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center’s trauma unit with life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening after being struck by an SUV, according to the Poulsbo Fire Department.
This morning the boy’s family shared with North Kitsap School District administrators that the boy, Donald (Donnie) Diaz, a North Kitsap High sophomore, is in the pediatric intensive care unit at Harborview. Diaz will stay in the hospital for a few days due to injuries, but according to NKSD spokesperson Chris Case the boy’s family is already counting his expected recovery as their Christmas miracle.
The boy’s friend reported the two were attempting to cross the highway near Dairy Queen just after 6 p.m. when Diaz was struck by a Jeep Cherokee. The driver of the vehicle was not injured, and a local physician who was nearby was able to help the boy until paramedics arrived.
Poulsbo police are investigating the incident.
Drinking, smoking and fussing, oh my
Joint action between the Poulsbo Police Department and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old Port Ludlow resident about 11:20 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Hood Canal Bridge. The woman was arrested and booked into jail for fourth-degree assault and malicious mischief with bail set at $10,000.
A Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputy was asked to keep a lookout near the bridge by a member of the Poulsbo force who was called to a domestic violence incident in which the suspect was believed to be involved. According to KCSO reports, when arrested the suspect’s breath smelled like liquor and she had an open bottle of red wine, 3.2 grams of marijuana and smoking pipes in her car. A Poulsbo officer transported the woman to jail and booked on domestic violence charges, while the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office was referred to for the woman’s drug possession.
Can you hear me now?
A 37-year-old Poulsbo man was arrested and booked into jail for second-degree assault Dec. 5 after an incident involving a security guard at the Kitsap Mall in Silverdale.
The victim, a 40-year-old mall security employee, told a Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputy that about 6 p.m. a man with a dog loose on mall property became confrontational when contacted and threatened him with a sharp-tipped pole, according to KCSO reports. The victim said he attempted to pepper spray the man, but was only able to pepper spray his leg. Ultimately the victim and another security officer were able to detain the suspect.
According to the deputy’s report, the weapon was “a five-foot long wooden staff with a carved rhinoceros head at the end” that” could easily be used as a very dangerous weapon.”
The Poulsbo man allegedly carried a large bundle of cash, and told the responding deputy he was talking to his mother through a gold tooth in his mouth. The staff was placed into evidence.
