{"id":40803,"date":"2019-09-16T17:47:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T17:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/16\/motorcycle-accident-kills-petty-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:08","slug":"motorcycle-accident-kills-petty-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/09\/16\/motorcycle-accident-kills-petty-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle accident kills petty officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A petty officer died earlier this month after a motorhome struck his motorcycle in Washington state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Russell A. Blake, 24, was riding a motorcycle around 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 7 on Ault Field Road, just outside Naval Air Station Whidbey Island<\/a>, according to Navy and Washington State Police<\/a> officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading east, he tried to pass the recreational vehicle\u2019s right side, according to police spokeswoman Trooper Heather Axtman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Blake might not have realized it, the RV was swinging wide left to make a right turn. The petty officer hit the brakes as the large vehicle turned into his path, ejecting him over the motorcycle\u2019s handlebars, Axtman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blake was struck by the RV and pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\t