Motorcyclist, 25, dies in Friday night Olympia crash
A 25-year-old Tumwater man died late Friday after crashing his motorcycle into a median on Olympia’s East Bay Drive.
Officers responded to the scene, near the intersection of East Bay Drive and San Francisco Street, at about 9:20 p.m., said Lt. Paul Lower of the Olympia Police Department.
Medics transported the man to Providence St. Peter Hospital, and he died shortly after arrival.
The road was closed for about five hours, Lower said.
Officers are working to determine why the man crashed.
The Thurston County Coroner’s Office had not released the man’s name as of press time.
Amelia Dickson: 360-754-5445, @Amelia_Oly
This story was originally published March 18, 2017 at 6:44 PM with the headline "Motorcyclist, 25, dies in Friday night Olympia crash."