SEQUIM — A 66-year-old pedestrian, Lawrence Scherer, was critically injured during a hit-and-run near Sequim Tuesday night, according to a press release from Clallam County Fire District 3.
Around 11:05 p.m., an off-duty tow truck driver called 911 and reported that Scherer and another man were fighting on the roadway in the westbound lanes of Highway 101, near Simdars Road.
Shortly after, Scherer, who was wearing dark clothes, was hit by a white truck while he was hunched over to pick up a clamming shovel, the Sequim Gazette reported.
The vehicle was traveling at “a high rate of speed” and continued westbound after striking Scherer, press releases noted.
The Sequim Police Department and Clallam County Fire District 3 (CCFD3) Battalion Chief Elliot Jones were the first on scene. Officers performed CPR until firefighters and paramedics arrived and stablized Scherer, the Sequim Gazette reported.
CCFD3 then coordinated with Life Flight to have Scherer airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
As of Wednesday morning, Scherer’s condition was unknown.
Scherer is a resident of Mukiltea, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Law enforcement has not seen the man who reportedly was fighting with Scherer, and they believe he got into a vehicle and drove off.
On Wednesday morning, the truck driver turned himself in at the Clallam County Courthouse. He faces felony hit and run charges, according to the Sequim Gazette.
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