Fatal motorcycle collision near La Conner Sunday

By Bill Reynolds

The intersection of La Conner-Whitney Road and State Route 20 north of town was the scene of a fatal traffic collision involving two motorcycles Sunday, Sept. 25.

According to the Washington State Patrol, Robert C. Bray, 64, of Blaine, died at Island Hospital in Anacortes as a result of a crash with another motorcycle ridden by Michael Icenhour, 30, of Snohomish.

Icenhour was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The incident, which is under investigation, occurred during the 39th annual Oyster Run, which draws thousands of bikes to Skagit County and is believed to be the largest rally of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.