A 23-year-old pickup driver suspected of driving under the influence crashed into four other vehicles on Bond Road — State Route 307 — near Poulsbo in Kitsap County, Washington, on Friday evening, October 30, 2026, injuring a 56-year-old Poulsbo woman, then fled the scene on foot before he was later apprehended and taken into custody, according to the Washington State Patrol account reported by Pacific Attorney Group.
The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. on Friday on Bond Road, also known as Highway 307, near Sugarplum Drive NE, according to the Washington State Patrol. The 23-year-old man was driving a Ford F-150 southbound when he hit two northbound vehicles — one driven by a Bremerton man and one by a Lynnwood woman — the patrol's account said.
Source: Pacific Attorney Group, reporting the Washington State Patrol account
The suspect then reportedly crossed back into the southbound lane and struck a third vehicle, driven by a Silverdale man, before swerving into the northbound side again, where he hit an Acura driven by the 56-year-old woman from Poulsbo. In total, five vehicles were involved — the pickup and the four vehicles it struck. FOX 13's report of the crash likewise described a suspected DUI driver who crashed into four cars on a Kitsap County highway, injuring one person and fleeing the scene.
Source: FOX 13 Seattle (YouTube report)
One woman hospitalised; the suspect ran, then was caught
The driver of the Acura was injured and was taken to St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, the State Patrol account said. Her condition was not released in the initial reports, and she was the only person reported injured. Contemporaneous dispatch traffic from Kitsap County, summarised by US CrimeRadar, also recorded a five-car collision on SR 307 that evening, with a trooper heading to St. Michael to check on an occupant's injury status — matching the patrol's account.
Source: US CrimeRadar, Kitsap County dispatch summary
The suspect fled the scene on foot, but was later apprehended and taken into custody, according to the patrol. He will likely face charges of DUI and hit-and-run, the report said — at this stage those are expected charges based on a suspicion of impairment, an allegation he is entitled to answer in court, and not a conviction. The reports did not release his name.
Road closed, detour via Big Valley Road
The vehicles were towed from the scene and the highway was temporarily closed while troopers investigated, with drivers advised to use Big Valley Road instead, the report said. Bond Road (SR 307) is the direct link between Poulsbo and the Bremerton side of Kitsap County, connecting the SR 305 corridor with SR 3 — a route used by commuters crossing the peninsula and by drivers heading for the Bremerton–Seattle ferry, so even an evening closure pushes traffic onto narrow local alternatives.
Background: why a Friday-evening DUI chain crash draws a full patrol response
A driver crossing the centre line twice in one sequence — first into oncoming traffic, then back across his own lane and into oncoming traffic again — is the pattern troopers associate with severe impairment or a serious loss of control, which is why the State Patrol treats the impairment question as central to its investigation. In Washington, driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an injury crash are both criminal matters that are filed by prosecutors after the patrol's investigation, separate from any civil claims an injured driver may bring. None of that has been decided in this case yet: the patrol's investigation is ongoing, and the initial reports contain no breath- or blood-test result.
The suspect's name, the injured woman's condition, any test results, and the exact charges filed — none of these were in the initial State Patrol-based reports. Awaaz Punjab will update this story when the patrol or Kitsap County prosecutors release them.
What happens next
The next steps are the completion of the Washington State Patrol investigation and a charging decision, with the report indicating DUI and hit-and-run charges are likely. The injured Poulsbo woman's recovery will also shape the seriousness of any hit-and-run allegation, since leaving an injury scene is treated more seriously than leaving a damage-only crash. For Friday-evening drivers on the Kitsap Peninsula, the case is a reminder that SR 307's two lanes leave almost no margin when an oncoming driver crosses over.