Day Creek, Washington: Firefighters and medics from Skagit EMS, The Day Creek Fire Department and The Clear Lake Fire Department responded to a dune buggy rollover accident around 8 am this morning.
A witness on a motorcycle, met responding units at the South Skagit Highway and lead them about 4 miles up a logging road into the accident scene on the Finney-Cumberland Road.
Arriving Fire Units requested Mountain Rescue and the Sheriff’s Office to respond to the scene for a dune buggy approximately 30 feet over an embankment with entrapment.
UPDATE:
According to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol, 54 year old, Neil Petkow of Oak Harbor was killed in the accident.
The press memo says Neil Petkow, was driving a blue, 2005 Dune Buggy, down forest Service Road 18 when he cornered too fast, rolled West down a hill and struck a tree. He was found deceased on scene.
The press memo states he was not wearing a seat belt or helmet.
The memo states drugs or alcohol were not a factor in the accident.
No charges are pending.
The dune buggy was impounded by Carl’s Towing.
Updated at the request of Susan Perticone on August 6th, 2015: Editor’s Note: In the original version we stated Petkow was not wearing a seat belt but Susan Perticone, the deceased man sister, later clarified he was wearing a harness in the incident.
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