Motorcycle accident on Birch Bay Drive sends driver to the hospital

A motorcycle-vehicle accident on Birch Bay Drive sent the motorcycle driver to the hospital with severe injuries and closed a main section of the thoroughfare for two hours on February 13.

A motorcycle driver traveling at high speeds rear-ended a vehicle while driving in the 7800 block of Birch Bay Drive around 7:30 p.m., North Whatcom Fire and Rescue chief Jason Van der Veen said. First responders transported the motorcycle driver, who sustained severe injuries, to St. Joseph PeaceHealth Medical Center in Bellingham.  

Birch Bay Drive near CJ’s Beach House and Jacobs Landing was closed for about 1.5 hours until reopening around 9 p.m., Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deb Slater said. The sheriff’s office could not provide additional details on the vehicles and their occupants, as well as whether alcohol or drugs were involved because the investigation is ongoing.