Fatal collision: Pickup truck veers off Lakeway Drive early Saturday, killing pedestrian

Bellingham police officers arrested a 36-year-old man early Saturday, Aug. 10, on suspicion of vehicular homicide after the man’s truck veered off the road and struck a pedestrian.

Jacob M. Saville was booked into the Whatcom County Jail, where he remained Sunday, Aug. 11, with bail listed as $250,000.

The initial dispatch report came at 12:36 a.m., police said. Officers responded to the 1600 block of Lakeway Drive, and found a pickup truck had driven off the road and knocked over a light pole. The truck also hit a man in his 40s, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses told the police the driver got out of the pickup after the collision. Preliminary investigation indicated the man was drunk, police said in a news release.

Police closed Lakeway Drive between Puget Street and Woburn Street overnight to complete the investigation and remove the crumpled light pole.

This story was originally published September 10, 2022 at 2:23 PM.