Suquamish , WA : 24-year-old Bainbridge Island man arrested for DUI after crash near Agate Pass on Saturday ,May 2nd 2015

A 24-year-old Bainbridge Island man was charged with driving under the influence in Kitsap County District Court Monday after police said he crashed his car on Highway 305 and then ran off into the woods.

The accident occurred just after 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2 near Reitan Road.

According to a Washington State Patrol investigation report, the Bainbridge man drove a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu off the road while heading north on the highway. Police found the vehicle sunk into the muddy ditch with its air bags deployed.

Bainbridge police were already at the scene when the State Patrol arrived. Bainbridge police said they had found the driver nearby after he fled up a hill and into the woods just east of the crash site.

The driver, who was covered in mud, said he didn't remember the accident. He told the State Patrol he had been awake for 23 hours, was very tired and fell asleep while driving. He also admitted drinking beer before the crash.

As police talked to the driver, he was having trouble staying seated in the back of the patrol car and couldn't keep his balance, and he also tried to lie down across the back seat of the patrol car to sleep.


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Police arrest driver for DUI after crash near Agate Pass