The King County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 20-year-old Kirkland man with vehicular assault and reckless endangerment for allegedly striking a woman and man in downtown Kirkland with his motorcycle.

Gavin D. Ogier is accused of allegedly riding his motorcycle down Lake Street South on June 10 and hitting two Bellevue residents, a 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, along with two of her dogs, while they were in the crosswalk next to the Ben and Jerry’s, according to police documents. Prosecutors are requesting bail be set at $25,000.

The Kirkland Police Department investigation into the incident included numerous statements by witnesses, one of whom stated seeing Ogier just moments before the collision allegedly riding recklessly down Lake Street and weaving in and out of traffic by passing vehicles in the oncoming lane. One witness reported the suspect revving his engine so loudly she had to cover her ears.

The collision allegedly occurred when a vehicle in front of Ogier stopped at the crosswalk at the intersection of Second Avenue South for the victims and their dogs. Ogier then drove around the vehicle, going at least 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to several witnesses, only to drop his motorcycle when he collided into the victims and the dogs.

Prosecutors allege that Ogier then appeared to “attempt to ride off on his motorcycle” and was only stopped by witnesses who prevented him from leaving.

“He did not seem concerned with the group he had struck, but bemoaned his motorcycle,” the prosecutor’s charging documents assert.

The female victim suffered from numerous torn ligaments and head injuries, while the male victim suffered abrasions and bruising on his left leg and right hip. One of the woman’s dogs had soft tissue damage, while the other suffered a severe spine injury.

Police interviewed Ogier, who allegedly told them he didn’t have his driver’s license on him. They later discovered that while he had a driver’s license and the motorcycle was registered in his name, he did not have a motorcycle endorsement nor did he have liability insurance.

Following his arrest and transport to the Kirkland Justice Center, the suspect told officers that he did not want to come to a complete stop at the crosswalk because it was a hassle, the documents continue. He then insisted that it was an accident and he did not know why he was being arrested. He also inquired as to what would happen to his motorcycle.

Despite significant physical injuries, he refused medical care and declined to go the hospital because he did not have medical insurance and had no money, which he had invested entirely in his motorcycle.

During questioning by police, the suspect told them he had anxiety and takes medication for it. He also said that he had diabetes but didn’t take insulin because he didn’t “want a doctor to tell him that there is something wrong with him” and that he can “control it myself.”

The suspect was eventually taken to EvergreenHealth hospital in Kirkland after repeatedly complaining of physical pain. During the ride there, the aid crew checked his blood-sugar level and found it to be normal. The suspect was later found to have no drug or alcohol impairment.

During a search of his property, police found $1,200 in cash in his wallet, while his motorcycle was impounded and searched.

Although police officials initially said there wasn’t sufficient evidence to book him on hit and run, the forwarded charges include hit and run for his alleged “complete disregard for human life by ignoring the victims he struck by attempting to pick up his motorcycle numerous times and attempting to flee the scene.”

“His greatest concern was where his motorcycle, backpack and his helmet were,” one officer’s report reads.

According to the prosecutors’ charging documents, Ogier has a history of driving without liability insurance and several times has failed to appear in court for legal matters.