A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault after he triggered a three-vehicle collision that sent a motorcyclist to an area trauma center, according to Tumwater police.
About 5 p.m. Monday, three vehicles — a truck, a motorcycle and a car — were headed south on Black Lake Belmore Road, which is near Black Lake.
The truck slowed to turn at 52nd Avenue Southwest, and so did the motorcyclist, but the driver of the car allegedly did not slow, said Lt. Jen Kolb.
The car crashed into the motorcycle, which ejected the rider, she said. Then the motorcycle got pinned under the car as both crashed into the truck and triggered a fire, Kolb said.
The truck was able to pull away from the flames, then the driver helped put out the fire, she said. The driver and a passenger in the truck were not hurt, according to Kolb. Tumwater Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Someone also pulled the motorcyclist away from the car and flames, she said. The motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, currently is in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The 25-year-old man also was treated at the scene before his arrest because he suffered minor injuries after retrieving something from the car, Kolb said.
Kolb added that the man who was arrested and the motorcyclist are related.
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