CHIMACUM — The 40-year-old Quilcene man who died last month after the car he was driving collided with the back of a school bus has been identified.
Logan O. Hansen was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed at about 8:09 a.m. Dec. 20 when the Toyota Camry he was driving struck the bus, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Brett Anglin said.
Hansen was pronounced dead at the scene. A 7-year-old boy who was a passenger in the Camry was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Anglin previously said the boy was accompanied by his mother.
The boy has since been discharged and is recovering at home with his mother and siblings, according to a gofundme account set up to benefit the family. The fundraiser was at 94 percent of its $13,000 goal as of Thursday afternoon, with funds going to pay for funeral expenses and medical bills, the organizer said.
Four students and the driver who were on the bus at the time of the collision were not injured, Anglin said.
Blood tests indicate that controlled substances were a contributing factor in the collision, Anglin said.
“Test results indicated that Hansen’s blood had 2,600 ng/mL of methamphetamine present,” Anglin wrote in an email Wednesday night. “As a reference, blood levels of 200-600 ng/mL have been reported in methamphetamine abusers who exhibited violent or irrational behavior.”
Traces of marijuana and amphetamine also were found in blood tests, Anglin said.
East Jefferson Fire Rescue crews responded to the collision on Center Road just south of Ole Torkelson Road.
The school bus was traveling north in the 1500 block of Center Road toward Chimacum Elementary School, state Trooper Katherine Weatherwax said.
The bus driver reported she was slowing down to pick up another student and suddenly felt the bus jolt, fire officials said.
The collision was reported by a parent, who was waiting at a bus stop with her children, Anglin said.
Parents of the students on the bus were notified of the collision and picked their children up at the scene, Anglin said.
A preliminary investigation concluded that the bus may not have been completely stopped when it was struck by the Camry, Anglin said.
The case is still open and awaiting investigation results from the State Patrol, Anglin said.
