A Seattle man in his 80s was arrested Sunday after he allegedly nearly struck a worker directing traffic outside the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal with his Porsche.
Bainbridge Island Police arrived in the afternoon after being told an orange Porsche was nearly involved in a collision, and then attempted to hit a ferry worker at the intersection of Winslow Way and Olympic Drive, according to a probable cause statement obtained by The Kitsap Sun.
The ferry worker told an officer that the driver tried to turn right from eastbound Winslow Way, ignoring posted signs that prohibit right turns at that intersection. After the worker told the driver that he could not make the turn, he accelerated toward him, according to the incident report.
Ferry worker had to push off Seattle man’s Porsche as car missed him by inches
The ferry worker claimed he had to push off the car’s hood to avoid being hit by the Porsche. A witness at the scene told officers that the vehicle missed the ferry worker by roughly a few inches…