Man dead after car crash in Port Orchard, WA, authorities investigating

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Kitsap County officials are investigating after a man was killed in a car crash south of Port Orchard, Washington on Friday.

According to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to Bowe Lane SE and Jacobs Lane SE, an area in unincorporated Port Orchard.

When they arrived, they found a car crashed into a tree, and the driver was dead.

Preliminary evidence suggests the driver suffered a medical episode shortly before the crash, authorities say.

The Kitsap County Medical Examiner's office is currently investigating the death.

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The Source: Information in this story comes from the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

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