JOYCE — A Silverdale man remained in serious condition Monday but has continued to improve after losing part of his right leg in a motorcycle wreck, said staff at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where the man was airlifted.
Daniel Ray Stoner, 20, of Silverdale was driving his 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6 west on state Highway 112 near Lyre River Road — where the highway curves to the left — about 6 p.m. Saturday, the State Patrol said.
Stoner was going too fast to negotiate the turn and his motorcycle hurtled off the road across Lyre River Road, the State Patrol said in a news release.
Stoner’s right leg struck a stop sign post, severing the lower part of the limb.
He and the bike continued on, hitting several trees before the motorcycle fell onto its side and he landed a few feet away from it, the news release said.
Stoner and the motorcycle continued past the Lyre River Road intersection with the highway. The leg landed on the other side of the road.
A resident of the area found Stoner and packed the wound until paramedics arrived.
“That neighbor played a huge part in saving the man’s life,” said Clallam County District No. 4 Chief Jim Johnson.
“Much of the credit needs to go to a good friend of [Stoner’s] who was also riding a motorcycle with him.
“Without his quick action, he might not have made it.
“Both of their actions to quickly stop the bleeding aided greatly. It was such a huge team effort by the medics and Airlift Northwest also.”
The resident of the area did not wish to be identified, so Johnson didn’t release his name.
Johnson said he didn’t know the friend’s name.
The all-volunteer team of medics arrived on the scene within nine minutes of the crash, Johnson said.
Stoner was taken in an ambulance to Crescent High School in Joyce and then flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Stoner was wearing a helmet at the time, and neither drugs nor alcohol are considered factors in the crash, the State Patrol said.
The motorcycle was a total loss, State Patrol said.