2 Shoreline Men Are Victims In Deadly Crash

SHORELINE, WA - Two Shoreline men died in a fiery crash in the city Wednesday evening involving three motorcycles and two vehicles. The crash happened around 7 p.m. along SR 104 - also known as Northeast 205th Street - near 1st Avenue Northeast.

According to Washington State Patrol spokesman Trooper Rick Johnson, the two motorcycles were headed eastbound when they struck a car turning from 1st Avenue Northeast. A third motorcyclist was with them, but was not involved in the crash.

The first motorcyclist - who has only been identified as a 26-year-old man - hit the car and was thrown into westbound traffic. He was hit and killed by a pickup truck. The second motorcyclist, identified as Adrian Simpkins, 26, was ejected from his motorcycle and landed on a nearby hillside.

The driver of the car, Juan Sanchez-Valdez, 55, of Indianapolis, was not hurt.

After a preliminary investigation, police believe speed was a factor in the crash.

Image courtesy Washington State Patrol