PORT TOWNSEND — Two motorcyclists were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after a wreck on state Highway 19.
The two occupants of the motorcycle — Mark Throop, 41, of Sequim and Robin Tweter, 56, of Port Angeles — were identified by Trooper Russ Winger of the State Patrol, who said the State Patrol is investigating the 3:15 p.m. wreck.
The motorcyclists’ injuries from the wreck did not appear to be life-threatening; they were taken to Harborview as a precaution, according to Bill Beezley, East Jefferson Fire-Rescue spokesman, who did not identify the motorcyclists.
Their conditions were not available from the hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Beezley said the two were struck from behind by a car while waiting to make a left turn onto Anderson Lake Road.
Both motorcyclists were wearing helmets.
Beezley said Throop, who had recently had neck surgery, complained of back pain while Tweter said she felt dizzy.
“Sometimes you can be talking to someone after a [wreck] and they are acting alert but they have internal injuries that aren’t visible,” Beezley said.
The driver of the car was uninjured but shaken up, Beezley said.
