Longview,WA : Pedestrian injured in collision with motorcycle on August, Friday 4th 2017

A pedestrian attempting to cross N. Pacific Avenue near the intersection of Redpath Street in Kelso was injured at around 8:45 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a motorcycle.

The motorcycle, ridden by Matthew Ferguson of Longview, was traveling southbound on Pacific Avenue. Kelso police said the victim, Kevin Calvert, 20, of Kelso, walked out into the roadway from the west side without looking for traffic, according to a witness.

Calvert, 20, of Kelso, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver with a severely fractured leg. Kelso police said Calvert was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Pacific Avenue remained closed late into the evening as Kelso police and emergency crews worked to clear the accident site.




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Pedestrian injured in collision with motorcycle