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Bellingham man dies in dirt bike collision on Whidbey Island

Joshua H. Heneger, 29, of Bellingham died Friday, April 16, in a single-vehicle collision west of Glendale on Whidbey Island, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.

Heneger was riding a dirt bike on a dirt road at about 7:30 p.m., lost control and struck a hard object, the State Patrol said.

The cause of the collision, which was on Jewett Road in Island County, is under investigation. The news release said Heneger was not wearing a helmet.

Julie Shirley
The Bellingham Herald
Julie Shirley directs news coverage for The Bellingham Herald and has been the executive editor since 2003. She’s been an editor in Florida, California and Washington since 1979.
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