A 41-year-old Kitsap County man was arrested after colliding head-on with another vehicle and then fleeing the scene yesterday at 7:30 p.m., according to a press release from Bremerton Police.

Police say the driver of the suspect vehicle, Sidney Ellis Wright of unincorporated Kitsap County, was driving recklessly on Old Belfair Valley Road near the 7200 block.

Wright was allegedly driving his black Chevy Tahoe 80 mph in a 45 mph zone and passing cars in a double yellow no-passing zone, according to the release.

Wright was recently released from prison after serving time for criminal vehicular homicide. Wright was involved in an incident in 2010 on Highway 303 that resulted in the death of a baby, the release said. His driving status is revoked for vehicular homicide, according to the release.

Wright has six pages of driving related infractions and incidents, the release said.

Wright was booked into the Kitsap County Jail on charges of felony attended hit and run, driving while license revoked and reckless driving. Bail was set at $250,000.

“We are also working with the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office and have asked them to consider a vehicular assault charge,” said Steve Strachan, Bremerton Police chief. “Our officers were very diligent in making sure we had the suspect in custody and got him off the roadways as quickly as possible.”

Wright was headed westbound and hit a maroon Ford Explorer in the eastbound lane, the release said. The driver of the Explorer was taken to Harrison Hospital with arm, leg and back pain, as well as a possible concussion, according to the release.

After colliding with the Explorer, the Tahoe spun around in the roadway and then struck at a camping trailer being towed by a third vehicle, the release said. The occupants of that vehicle were unharmed, according to the release.

Witnesses from the third vehicle reportedly saw Wright exit the Tahoe and then ask the driver of the Explorer if he was OK. Wright attempted to open the door of the Explorer, but couldn’t, the release said. He then returned to the Tahoe to retrieve a backpack and other items before running into the woods, according to the release.

Bremerton K-9 officer Bryan Hall and his K-9 partner Ando found Wright hiding in the woods east of the scene at 8:41 p.m, the release said. Wright was treated for K-9 bites at Harrison Hospital before being booked at Kitsap County Jail, according to the release.

The investigation is continuing. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor, the release said.