PORT TOWNSEND — A 19-year-old Port Hadlock man was taken to Jefferson Healthcare hospital after his car collided with a van in a crash on Sims Way that blocked traffic for more than an hour Thursday night.
Benjamin Coulter was taken to Jefferson Healthcare for treatment after the wreck at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, said Officer Luke Bogues, spokesman for the Port Townsend Police Department.
A nursing supervisor at Jefferson Healthcare said Friday that Coulter was not admitted as a patient.
Florence Lail, 49, of Port Townsend — who was driving the van that was hit — said she was not hurt, Bogues said.
State Highway 20, known as Sims Way inside the city, was shut down to traffic for more than an hour following collision, with detouring traffic sent onto Discovery and Mill roads.
Coulter told police he blacked out before he drove through the Howard Street roundabout, hit Lail’s van and crashed into trees on the eastbound side of Sims Way.
He will be cited for driving off the roadway, Bogues said today, adding that a report will be forwarded to the Department of Licensing recommending he undergo a driver re-examination due to a possible medical condition.
