A candidate for Jefferson County commissioner was injured last week when her motorcycle was hit by a driver in a 2014 Kia Sportage SUV on Highway 104 just south of Port Gamble.
Marcia Kelbon, a …
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A candidate for Jefferson County commissioner was injured last week when her motorcycle was hit by a driver in a 2014 Kia Sportage SUV on Highway 104 just south of Port Gamble.
Marcia Kelbon, a Quilcene resident and one of two Republican candidates in the race for the District 3 Jefferson County Commissioner position, was injured in the collision and taken to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale for treatment.
She later said she had sustained four broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung in the wreck.
The crash was reported just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12 just west of Striebels Corner, a busy three-way intersection where traffic to or from the Kingston Ferry Terminal splits toward the Hood Canal or Bremerton.
The Washington State Patrol said the wreck was due to the driver of the Kia failing to yield the right of way and driving into oncoming traffic.
The Kia driver, a 37-year-old Poulsbo woman, will be charged with failure to yield, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Kelbon, 62, was riding a 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was heading west before the collision.
The Kia was going east, and after the driver struck Kelbon's motorcycle, the Harley then hit a 2021 Mercedes that was also going east.
Kelbon came down on the yellow line on the highway, according to the State Patrol.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 64-year-old Port Townsend man, was not hurt in the collision. The Kia driver also escaped injury.
Kelbon, appearing the following night in a candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County, briefly recounted the wreck at the start of the online event.
"I want to first start with an apology," Kelbon told viewers.
"I was in a motorcycle accident yesterday with partially collapsed lung and four broken ribs and a concussion," she added. "So if I'm a little off the mark tonight, I'm gonna try my best because I committed to do this."
Kelbon participated in the 90-minute forum until the end.
The candidate noted this week the crash has not kept her from the campaign trail, attending campaign events and forums.
"Angels were riding with me as I made out much better than the bike," she said in an email to The Leader.
