The Kirkland Police Department has forwarded a case to the King County Prosecutor’s Office against a 20-year-old Kirkland man for alleged vehicular assault and hit and run after he struck a woman and man in downtown Kirkland with his motorcycle.

The incident occurred June 10 when the suspect was riding his motorcycle down Lake Street South and struck 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.

The Reporter is not naming the suspect at this time because the King County Prosecutor’s Office has to yet to decide whether or not to file charges.

The investigation into the incident included numerous statements by witnesses, one of whom stated seeing the suspect just moments before the collision 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 the suspect stopped at the crosswalk at the intersection of Second Avenue South for the victims and their dogs. The suspect 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, the documents continue.

Witness statements vary as to what happened next, but they were unanimous in their assertion that the suspect denied being responsible for the collision and attempted to pick his motorcycle up immediately afterward. One witness reported him swearing and yelling “My bike! My bike! What just happened?” According to the female victim, the suspect yelled “It’s not my fault” as he attempted to leave the scene.

Several bystanders intervened and prevented the suspect from leaving, the documents continue.

The witnesses, as well as the female victim, were unanimous in their statements to police that the suspect did not check on the condition of the victims at any point.

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.

When police arrived at the scene, they interviewed the suspect, who told them he didn’t have his drivers 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.

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.

At the Kirkland Justice Center, the suspect acted restless and was constantly in motion, according to police documents. 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. The suspect claimed he works as a fisherman.

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.”

According to police documents, he also repeated numerous statements again and again that included the following:

“I thought I could slide by her real quick.”

“I saw her in the crosswalk, but I didn’t want to stop.”

“She should have stopped for me.”

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.