Coroner identifies motorcyclist who died Friday night on East Bay Drive
Christopher Ellis, 25, of Tumwater was identified Monday as the man who died Friday night after he crashed into a median on East Bay Drive in Olympia, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
About 9:20 p.m. Friday, Olympia police responded to the crash scene near East Bay Drive and San Francisco Street. Ellis was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital, but he died shortly after arrival.
Ellis died from blunt force trauma to his head and chest, the coroner said.
The road was closed for about five hours after the crash.
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This story was originally published March 20, 2017 at 10:36 AM with the headline "Coroner identifies motorcyclist who died Friday night on East Bay Drive."