On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Oak Harbor Police Department Officers, Island County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, and emergency and fire personnel from Oak Harbor, Island County, and the United States Navy responded to a reported two-vehicle head-on collision on East Crescent Harbor Road near the intersection of Western Drive As units arrived, life-saving measures were started on a female driver who was entrapped inside her vehicle, which had been struck head-on by a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup truck fled the scene on foot, and other units began canvassing the surrounding area.
The female driver was transported to Whidbey Health Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries. Her dog that had also been inside her vehicle was rushed to a nearby veterinary clinic for emergency surgery. Our hearts go out to her family during this tragic time.
The investigation is still underway, and the scene is still being processed; we ask that citizens avoid the area while emergency personnel are still on scene. A search warrant will be written to attempt to gain identifying information for the driver from inside the pickup truck, and witnesses are still being interviewed.
Anyone with any information about the collision can contact ICOM Dispatch’s non-emergency number at 360-679-9567.
Press release point of contact – Chief Tony Slowik