SILVERDALE — An ambulance driven by a 74-year-old Sequim man struck and killed a pedestrian on state Highway 3 just north of here Monday afternoon, the Washington State Patrol reported Monday night.
Troopers said the pedestrian, identified as Colby James Coan, 24, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., walked into the lane of traffic near the interchange with Trigger Avenue after his pickup truck had veered off the road and had come to rest on a small hill.
There was no explanation for why the truck veered, and a State Patrol report said it was unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved.
The privately owned ambulance driven by James E. Toepfer struck the man in the southbound lane, the State Patrol reported.
Lanes of southbound Highway 3 were blocked for several hours as troopers investigated the scene.
Toepfer, who reportedly was uninjured, drove the ambulance from the scene.
The incident is under investigation, a State Patrol spokeswoman said.
