Pair of bicyclists fall on Kitsap Way

BREMERTON Two Seattle bicyclists said road conditions on Kitsap Way near Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park caused them to crash their bikes Saturday afternoon, according to police reports.

Bremerton Fire Department medics treated a 57-year-old Seattle man for hand and elbow injuries. A 41-year-old Seattle woman who also crashed Saturday said her head hurt but she didn't need to be hospitalized, police reports said.

Both were wearing helmets. They were reportedly riding with a group of cyclists who also complained of the road conditions, reports said. The pair told police they did not wish to seek legal action.

An experienced and well-know local cyclist was killed in March after a crash in the same area, and since his death local cyclists have been asking officials for safer bicycle routes.

The Seattle man in Saturday's crash told police the cyclists were given a ride to the Bremerton ferry terminal by a motorist who told them of the March 15 crash that killed Orlando Suarez of Silverdale, who was executive officer of Bangor-based Trident submarine USS Nevada's Blue crew and an experienced cyclist.

Police sent the report to city officials for review.