3 motorcyclists hurt after crash in Thurston County

Three motorcyclists were hurt Sunday afternoon in a crash on Johnson Creek Road Southeast, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

One of them, a Lakewood man, suffered serious injuries and underwent surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. He was listed in stable condition on Monday, Lt. Tim Rudloff said.

About 4:50 p.m. Sunday, the Lakewood man and an Olalla man were riding south alongside each other on Johnson Creek Road.

The Olalla man then became “fixated” on a motorcycle parked by the side of the road, Rudloff said, and veered into the Lakewood man riding next to him. That apparently forced the Lakewood man off the road into a road sign, while the Olalla man crashed into the parked motorcycle. The owner of that motorcycle, an Ashford man, also was hurt, Rudloff said.

This story was originally published March 18, 2019 at 2:46 PM.