— from Sheriff Ron Krebs —

On 04/08/2015 shortly after 10 a.m. a call of a reported Hit and Run accident involving a pedestrian  and a vehicle came into the Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatch center. At 10:05 a.m. Orcas Fire and Aid was the first to arrive on scene and treated an 18 year old female student [Orcas High School Senior Emily Foster] for injuries sustained from being struck by a moving vehicle. The female was transported to the Orcas airport where she was flown off island via Airlift and taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham where she was treated and released later that day.

Orcas Deputies searched the area for the suspect vehicle. A short time later a male in his late twenties was arrested at his Orcas Island residence and taken into custody for the accident. His vehicle was impounded and a search warrant will be sought to search the vehicle. The suspect was then transported to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office where he is waiting for a hearing with the judge. He is being held on the charge of felony Hit and Run with injuries.

Four Deputies and a Detective as well as the San Juan County Sheriff’s Accident Reconstructionist arrived to process the scene.

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