Saturday crash closes Center Road in Chimacum

CHIMACUM — A driver was arrested for drunken driving after a single-vehicle wreck on Center Road that closed the road for about an hour.

The driver, Jacob Savidge, 28, was towing a boat on a trailer behind his pickup about 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Center Road, according to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shane Stevenson.

Savidge said a deer jumped in front of his vehicle about halfway between Chimacum and state Highway 104, causing him to slam on his brakes, Stevenson reported.

ADVERTISEMENT
0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
00:00
00:00
 

The trailer, which didn’t have brakes, jack-knifed and crashed into the pickup, destroying the vehicle. Stevenson said the trailer was destroyed and the vessel was damaged.

A deputy noted alcohol on Savidge’s breath and conducted a field sobriety test, Stevenson said. Savidge blew reading of 0.228 for blood-alcohol content, more than double the legal limit of 0.08, Stevenson said.

Neither Savidge nor a passenger in the pickup were injured.

More in Crime

Port Angeles man arrested after vehicle pursuit

A vehicle pursuit through Clallam County and Port Angeles… Continue reading

Murder trial rescheduled for October

Both sides waiting for forensic testing results

Two investigated for possession of controlled substance

Two Sequim residents were arrested on investigation of possession… Continue reading

Two men are now serving prison time for beating an employee last October at the AM/PM in Carlsborg and attempting to take his wallet. Joshua Pulliam, 28, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 to conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary and will serve a year in prison, while Julian Treat, 30, pleaded guilty Jan. 21 and was sentenced to two years in prison. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Second man pleads guilty to Carlsborg AM/PM burglary

Two-year sentence includes drug treatment, mental health evaluation

Sequim Police investigators report they continue to submit items for DNA and fingerprint evidence to discover person behind the murder of Sequim’s Valerie Claplanhoo in January 2019. (Rebecca Ruby)
Claplanhoo homicide investigation ongoing

Alliance with Missing and Murdered Indigenous team continues

Port Angeles man charged with murder to have hearing Feb. 21

Marquise Gregory Hagans-Moore, who is accused of killing a… Continue reading

Cold case solved through geneology analysis

PA police say DNA links Quilcene man to 1988 sexual assaults

January trial set for men charged with burglary at AM/PM in Carlsborg

Men allegedly assaulted AM/PM employee during October incident

Surveillance footage released by the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office shows a suspect allegedly holding a Frugals employee at gunpoint on Thursday. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)
Police: Frugals robbed at gunpoint

Frugals was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday and law… Continue reading

Deputies seize 36 livestock animals

Dead sheep found on property

Man investigated in coffee stand burglary

A 29-year-old man was arrested on investigation of second-degree… Continue reading

Man accused of second-degree murder pleads not guilty

Trial date slated for May in Clallam County Superior Court