SHINE— A 65-year-old Coyle man died after his three-wheeled motor trike hit a deer.
Larry W. Alexander was discovered by Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies at about 10:10 a.m. Sunday at the bottom of an embankment on Thorndyke Road, Undersheriff Joe Nole said.
A corpse of a male deer was found nearby, leading deputies to conclude that Alexander struck the deer and lost control.
His helmet, with a large split in it, was found near the wreck, which was in the 3700 block of Thorndyke Road about 2.7 miles south of the Bridgehaven community along the Hood Canal, Nole said.
The wreck was in the 3700 block of Thorndyke Road south of Port Ludlow along the Hood Canal.
Alexander was on his way to meet friends at the 6:20 a.m. Kingston Ferry Terminal, Nole said.
When he did not show up, his wife began an unsuccessful search that resulted in an 8:40 a.m. missing person’s report.
Alexander’s body was taken to Kosec’s Funeral Home in Port Townsend, Nole said.
