POULSBO — The driver in a fatal crash early April 19 on Clear Creek Road near Sherman Hill Road has been identified.
The Kitsap County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as Jonathan Tyler McGuire, 35, of Poulsbo.
The investigation was still underway the afternoon of April 19, but a preliminary report indicates that McGuire’s Infinity G35 coupe was traveling northbound on Clear Creek Road NW at the time it crashed, Kitsap County Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson reported. Clear Creek Road is a tertiary, straight, two-lane, semi-rural roadway that is located to the west of, and parallel to, State Route 3.
“The vehicle drove onto the northbound (east side) roadway shoulder where the driver overcorrected to the left. The Infiniti then shifted into the oncoming lane of travel and, still heading in a northbound direction, left the roadway along the west side roadway shoulder. The [vehicle] entered the drainage ditch and continued heading north until it struck a small tree, a telephone system utility box and a fire hydrant. The car then crossed over a driveway apron and struck a large boulder causing the Infinity to roll over.”
McGuire was not using the driver’s seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle, Wilson reported. A sheriff’s patrol deputy arrived at the crash scene at 6:46 a.m., “located the driver and initiated emergency first aid with cardiopulmonary resuscitation until relieved by [Poulsbo Fire Department] medical crews.”
Wilson added, “It’s unknown if any form of driver impairment was a factor in the cause of the crash. That will be determined during the course of the investigation. Excessive vehicle speed was a factor — the collision scene was approximately 400 feet in length from the beginning of the tire marks to the Infiniti’s final stopped position.”
The county’s forensic pathologist will conduct an autopsy. The Kitsap County Coroner will make a determination as to cause and manner of death.
Wilson asked that persons with information about this crash contact Deputy Mike Shannon, sheriff’s traffic unit, at 360-337-4634. Reference case report K16-003690.
