Coyle man dies when motor trike hits deer in Shine area; services set for Aug. 19

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, August 12, 2015

SHINE — Services are pending for a 65-year-old Coyle man who died after his three-wheeled Harley-Davidson motor trike hit a deer Sunday.

Larry W. Alexander was discovered by Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies at about 10:10 a.m. Sunday at the bottom of a 15-foot embankment on Thorndyke Road, Undersheriff Joe Nole said.

A corpse of a male deer was found nearby, leading deputies to conclude that Alexander had 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.

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, Debbie Alexander, began an unsuccessful search that resulted in an 8:40 a.m. missing person’s report.

Following this, the Sheriff’s Office determined that he may have left the roadway.

Nole said deputies used GPS location data acquired by Debbie Alexander from AT&T to the crash site.

Larry Alexander’s body was taken to Kosec’s Funeral Home in Port Townsend, Nole said.

Services are scheduled for Aug. 19, but a location is undetermined, according to Kosec Funeral Home owner Real Robles.