Updated at 6:35 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – One person in critical condition was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a collision between a dirt bike and another vehicle yesterday in Adna.
Firefighters and medics called about 3 p.m. to the 100 block of Spooner Road arrived to find bystanders performing CPR on a man on the roadway, according to Lewis County Fire District 6.
Medics stopped CPR when the patient regained consciousness, according to fire department spokesperson DJ Hammer.
The man, in his early 70s, was transported to the Adna High School stadium where he was picked up by a helicopter, according to Hammer.
It appeared the 72-year-old Chehalis resident pulled out of his driveway on his motorcycle and failed to yield, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. He was hit by a GMC2500 pickup truck, which sustained major damage, Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said.
The 40-year-old Chehalis man driving the pickup was reportedly unhurt.
Breen said the victim had been wearing a helmet, but it was ripped off from the wreck, leaving him with head trauma.
His 1986 Dual Sport Honda XL250 motorcycle was licensed for the road, but was a total loss, according to Breen.
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