By MICHELLE BEAHM / mbeahm@soundpublishing.com
SILVERDALE – A Bremerton motorcyclist was killed when he tried to pass a car on Central Valley Road near Olivia Road in Silverdale at 4:46 a.m. July 4.
According to state patrol, Joshua J. Doyle, 34, of Bremerton, died at the scene. State patrol investigators say the crash was caused by unsafe passing.
According to state patrol, Doyle — riding a 2012 Polaris CRO — was traveling northbound on Central Valley Road and tried to pass a 2001 Hyundai Accent that was making a left turn onto Olivia Road. The motorcycle struck the left rear of the car; both vehicles came to rest on the southbound ditch just north of Olivia Road.
The car’s driver was not injured, according to state patrol. No charges were filed.
It was one of three fatal collisions in Kitsap County during the Fourth of July weekend:
• Pedestrian killed in Indianola
A suspect has been arrested in relation to the fatal hit-and-run collision early morning on July 4 in Indianola.
John C. McGinty, a 39-year-old Spokane resident, was arrested by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office after 6 p.m. July 7 in Indianola.
According to sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson, charges are expected to be placed later today.
“We expect that to happen today,” Wilson said. “However, because it was a late arrest last night, it might be delayed a day.”
Wilson said he expects the charges to be for a hit-and-run where there has been a death, which is a Class B felony. The sentencing for that is up to 10 years in prison and up to a $20,000 fine.
According to the press release issued by the Sheriff’s Office, McGinty was in town visiting family over the holiday weekend when, at 3 a.m. July 4, his car allegedly struck pedestrian Jordan Dale Adams-Wickham, 23, in the 20500 block of Nachant Drive NE in Indianola. The collision resulted in Adams-Wickham’s death.
Throughout the three-day investigation, the Sheriff’s Office requested anyone with information on a silver sedan with lower front-end damage, the suspected vehicle, to call in a tip.
According to the press release, traffic investigators began to focus on a silver 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which was located in the 8100 block of NE Midway Avenue in Indianola.
McGinty was arrested at the same location the car was found. The car was impounded, and sheriff’s investigators will ask Kitsap County Superior Court for a search warrant to search for evidence in the vehicle, according to the press release.
“Sheriff’s traffic investigators would like to extend their thanks and appreciation for all the assistance provided by the public who were concerned and upset by this senseless tragedy,” the press release states. “The information provided by the public was invaluable in narrowing investigative efforts, as well as very useful in eliminating certain individuals as potential suspects.”
The Sheriff’s Office believes no one else was involved in the accident, so information and tips from the public are no longer necessary, Wilson reported.
• Graham motorcyclist killed
At 6:13 p.m. July 5, a 33-year-old Graham man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car on State Route 16 Burley Olalla, four miles east of Port Orchard.
The deceased was identified by Washington State Patrol as William J. Bracking.
According to state patrol, Bracking was riding his 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1 westbound on the hard shoulder of State Route 16 when the driver of a Dodge Charger, also headed westbound, attempted to make a U-turn in front of him from lane two and went the wrong direction onto an on-ramp. Bracking’s motorcycle collided with the right side of the car.
The car’s driver, Jeffrey A. Bacon, 39, of Gig Harbor,was not injured. He is charged with vehicular homicide, according to state patrol.
