Saturday, a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Interstate 5 near Birch Bay required the driver to be sent to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment.
The motorcyclist, Corey J. Berg, was in stable condition when Washington State Patrol troopers arrived on the scene around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, WSP spokesperson Kelsey Harding said. Harborview representatives said on Wednesday that Berg is in “satisfactory” condition.
Berg was driving a 2015 Honda CRF250 motocross-style bike when he crashed on southbound I-5, just north of the Loomis Trail Road overpass between exits 270 and 274, Harding said.
An investigation of the crash is ongoing, and Harding said reports detailing the crash have not been released to the public.
WSP received an initial call of the accident at 5:23 p.m., and first responders arrived at 5:30 p.m. The accident forced a lane of I-5 to temporarily close on Saturday as troopers and paramedics responded. By 7:56 p.m., the scene was cleared and normal traffic resumed.
Berg was transported to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Harding said. He was then transferred to Harborview and remains in the hospital, according to Harborview representatives.
Questions about Berg's place of residence, age and when he was transferred to Harborview were not answered by press time.
