A pedestrian is fighting for his life after a white Chevrolet Silverado struck him on Kitsap Way in Bremerton and sped off without stopping. Police say the driver and a female passenger who was riding in the truck remain unidentified, and investigators are now asking the public for help tracking them down.
The crash happened on Monday, according to Kitsap Sun, which reports that the male driver failed to stop after the collision and fled the scene with the woman still in the truck. The pedestrian was thrown to the ground by the impact, and police say he is being treated for life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition at a hospital, according to FOX 13 Seattle.
Bremerton police released surveillance images showing the truck and the female passenger in hopes that someone recognizes them, the station's report notes. Investigators have asked anyone with information about the crash, the truck, or the woman to contact Sgt. Steven Forbragd. The case has been logged under Bremerton police report number B26-005334.
A Stretch of Road With a History
Kitsap Way has seen deadly pedestrian crashes before. In November 2023, 60-year-old Roberta Winslow of Bremerton was struck and killed near the intersection of Oyster Bay Avenue and Kitsap Way, per the same account from Kitsap Sun. That crash, like this week's, underscored how dangerous the corridor can be for people on foot.
Other recent incidents point to a broader pattern of serious pedestrian crashes around the city. A man was flown to Harborview Medical Center with potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a truck in Bremerton's Manette neighborhood, the outlet reported separately. And in a case identified last November, a pedestrian killed in a separate East Bremerton hit-and-run was identified as 35-year-old Nichole Williams, 35, according to Kitsap Sun's coverage at the time.
The Team Built to Handle These Crashes
The Team Built to Handle These Crashes Crashes like this one typically fall to the Kitsap Interagency Traffic Team, a specialized group that investigates serious and fatal collisions across the county.
Much of that work happens long after the wreckage is cleared. Kitsap Daily News reports that KITT officers estimate 60 to 70 percent of their investigative work occurs post-collision, piecing together evidence, witness accounts, and surveillance footage well after the scene has been cleaned up. That kind of follow-up work was credited with resolving a separate fatal hit-and-run on Wheaton Way in Bremerton, where the driver fled but was later arrested and charged with felony hit and run, with that case still pending, per the outlet.
It remains unclear whether a similar outcome awaits the driver and passenger from Monday's crash on Kitsap Way. For now, police are relying on the public and the released surveillance images to help identify them as the injured pedestrian remains hospitalized.
