Bainbridge woman not hurt in highway crash that kills one

Published 10:38 am Sunday, June 12, 2016

A 53-year-old Bainbridge Island woman escaped injury in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 101 east of Sequim that left another driver dead and a third injured Saturday afternoon.

The Washington State Patrol said the crash occurred when a 79-year-old Seuqim man was heading east on Highway 101, roughly four miles east of Sequim, when his 2001 Toyota Tundra pickup crossed the center line and struck a 2003 Ford E250 Econoline van driven by a 61-year-old man.

The pickup then spun into the westbound land of the highway, where it was hit by a 2011 Peterbilt semi-trailer truck driven by a 38-year-old Camas man.

The pickup then went into the eastbound lane, where it collided with a 2012 Honda CRV driven by the Bainbridge woman.

The pickup caught fire and went into the ditch by the side of the highway, and was pinned against the Bainbridge woman’s vehicle, which also caught fire.

The driver of the pickup died at the scene. He was later identified as Edwin F. Calvin.

The driver of the Ford van, a resident of Daly City, California, was injured and was taken by a medic unit to Olympic Memorial Hospital.

The driver of the semi-truck and the Bainbridge driver were not hurt.

The highway was closed for more than four hours after the crash, which happened just before 3 p.m. June 11.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.