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Friday, September 23, 2016 | Vol. 91, No. 39 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
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Teenager injured after bike collides with truck BY BRIAN KELLY
Bainbridge Island Review
A 14-year-old Bainbridge Island boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with neck injuries after his bicycle collided with a truck on High School Road just after school on Wednesday. The accident occurred just after 3 p.m. Sept. 21 near Captsan Drive after classes ended for the day at Bainbridge High. Bainbridge Island Police Chief Matthew Hamner said neither the driver of the truck, a 50-something Bainbridge
woman who was not identified, nor the teen, also not named, was at fault. Still, Hamner said police were told at the scene that the youth had been riding his bicycle the wrong way against traffic when the crash occurred. Hamner also said accounts of the accident said the truck had slowed to make a turn when the teen rode his bike into the vehicle. “We don’t believe there was any violation on the part of the vehicle [driver],” Hamner said. The truck was not going fast TURN TO BIKE | A4
Luciano Marano | Bainbridge Island Review
Emergency responders routed traffic around the accident scene Wednesday after a 14-year-old boy’s bicycle collided with a truck near the intersection of High School Road and Capstan Drive. The boy was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. Police said neither the boy nor the driver were at fault.
Disaster preparedness event brings together citizens, pros Second annual Bainbridge Prepares starts next week BY LUCIANO MARANO Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Prepares, a threeday-long disaster preparation event, will start off a little shaky. But that’s a good thing. The second annual event begins Wednesday, Oct. 28 and will feature a special public screening of the island documentary, “The Geological Formation of Bainbridge Island.” There will also be a panel discussion with local experts and community leaders and a series of workshops and informational booths to discuss and demonstrate how to prepare for and survive a disaster at home, work and on your
commute. Last year’s event was well received but smaller, explained Bainbridge Island Fire Department Assistant Chief Luke Carpenter, and it proved the need for additional public education. “The first event was a much smaller event held last year at Ace Hardware,” he said. “What we learned from that event — and the jump in the number of presentations the fire department has made this year on emergency preparedness — is that our community is aware of the potential for natural disasters and is ready to get engaged in becoming better prepared to cope with an event like an earthquake. “The three-day format is designed to provide the community with education on all levels,” he added. “Including understanding the potential for disaster, preparing
“There is no denying that at some point in the future, the Pacific Northwest will face a natural disaster.” Kellie Stickney City of Bainbridge Island
for a disaster and our collective ability to respond to and mitigate the effects of a disaster.” Being an island, explained city of Bainbridge Island spokeswoman Kellie Stickney, makes early preparation that much more important for a potentially isolated locale like Bainbridge. “There is no denying that at some point in the future, the Pacific Northwest will face a natural disaster,” she said. “Our best defense against the threat of a natural disaster is to have a plan and be
Photo courtesy of PSE
A Puget Sound Energy emergency kit. PSE will be handing out similar kits on Day Three of Bainbridge Prepares. prepared. “As an island community, Bainbridge Island faces the additional challenge of likely being
isolated from the rest of Kitsap County for an extended period of time after a disaster occurs,” Stickney added. “Working together to become prepared as a community, as neighborhoods and as households, will significantly impact how well we survive and thrive after a disaster occurs.” Day One, Wednesday, will showcase the film, directed by Cameron Snow and Gregory Geehan with cinematographer Cathy Bellefeuille, in a special screening event at Bainbridge Cinemas at 6:30 p.m. In the island-based scientific documentary, professional geologist Geehan finds clues to big events in even our smallest rocks. Evidence there reveals a history, and possible future, of underwater landslides, volcanism, faults and earthquakes that have shaped the TURN TO DISASTER | A10