Deadly crash closes Kitsap County road

KITSAP COUNTY -- One person was killed and another hospitalized following an early morning crash on Miller Bay Road between Kingston and Suquamish.

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue responded to the incident at 4:38 a.m. When crews arrived, they found one car that had crashed in to a powerpole and one person dead.

Firefighters attempted to airlift the other person to the hospital, but were unable to due to weather conditions. They were able to transport the person to Harrison Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

Miller Bay Road between West Kingston and Indianola was closed to traffic while the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office investigated the accident.