18-year-old airlifted to Harborview after crash

Highway 101 blocked Monday afternoon

Posted 4/8/19

An 18-year-old man was transported by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center after he was injured in a car crash on State Route 101 April 8, according to Washington State Patrol.

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18-year-old airlifted to Harborview after crash

Highway 101 blocked Monday afternoon

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An 18-year-old man was transported by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center after he was injured in a car crash on State Route 101 April 8, according to Washington State Patrol. Parker Hill, from Port Angeles, was driving a 1999 Toyota pickup truck southbound on SR 101 near the SR 104 overpass when he attempted to make a u-turn. William Bacchus, 65, was following Hill in a 2001 Ford F-250 pickup truck, attempted to avoid colliding with him, but crossed the centerline. Bacchus struck Hill’s car, causing it to rotate and land sideways in the southbound ditch, according to the WSP collision report. “The vehicles hit and (Bacchus’ vehicle) ended up sliding into a field on its side,” said Washington State Patrol Public Information Officer Chelsea Hodgson. Hill was airlifted to Harborview for treatment of injuries to his neck and back. He had two other passengers in the car with him, but both left the scene before law enforcement arrived. The highway was blocked for a period of time so the helicopter could land, Hodgson said. WSP partially reopened the highway until the damaged vehicles were towed.