SEABECK — Three teens were killed and a 17-year-old boy was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash, shortly after 3 a.m. Jan. 11 on the 6600 block of Seabeck-Holly Road NW.
The 17-year-old was the driver, Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson reported. The driver was taken to Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton for treatment of injuries. His three passengers — a male and two females — were declared dead at the scene by Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue medics, Wilson reported.
The Kitsap County Coroner identified the deceased as:
— Luther James Wiggins-Stoudermire, 18, of the East Bremerton area of Central Kitsap.
— Kassidy Miranda Clark, 16, of the East Bremerton area of Central Kitsap.
— Jenna M. Farley, 14, of the Rocky Point area of Bremerton.
Wiggins-Stoudermire was the front-seat passenger, Wilson reported. Clark and Farley were passengers in the back seat.
Patrol deputies dispatched to the scene arrived at 3:27 a.m. to find a 1996 Toyota Corolla 4-door on its top in a drainage ditch on the east side of the roadway.
“Deputies believe that the four young people had just left a party being held in the area,” Wilson reported. “Sheriff’s traffic deputies are investigating whether excessive vehicle speed or impairment by the driver were factors in the cause of the crash. A search warrant was granted to investigators and a blood sample was obtained from the driver. The results of the blood draw are pending completion of toxicology tests at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab.”
Following discharge from the hospital emergency room, the driver was transported and booked into Kitsap County Youth Services Center (juvenile detention) on three counts of vehicular homicide, Wilson reported.
The county’s forensic pathologist will conduct an autopsy of the passengers, and the coroner will make a determination as to cause and manner of death, Wilson reported.
The Toyota Corolla was removed from the crash site and impounded as evidence.
“The investigation continues,” Wilson reported. “Persons with information about this crash are asked to contact Deputy Andrew Aman, sheriff’s traffic unit, at 360-337-4634.
