CENTRAL KITSAP – A Bremerton man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after he crashed his car into a tree in a parking lot April 18.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Jonathan L. Baker, 21, of Bremerton, was in a white 2008 Chevrolet Impala that was stopped in the right lane of travel of northbound State Route 303 south of NE Furneys Lane.

A passerby concerned about Baker’s welfare approached his vehicle and tapped on the driver side window.

Baker appeared to regain consciousness, the WSP report stated, and pressed down on the gas pedal. The vehicle then jumped the curb and went over a sidewalk and a small uphill embankment.

The vehicle then struck a tree and came to rest in the Fred Meyer parking lot. The vehicle was totaled. Baker was wearing a seatbelt. It is not known if drugs or alcohol were a factor. The cause of the crash is under investigation.