Crime

Motorcyclist killed by suspected drunken driver in Tacoma is identified

A motorcyclist pushing his broken down bike across a Tacoma street was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver last weekend, Tacoma police said.

The motorcyclist was identified as 55-year-old David Klutchko.

He was pushing his motorcycle across South Alaska Street Saturday night when a vehicle traveling east on South 84th Street hit him.

Klutchko was killed.

The 47-year-old driver was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of DWI and vehicular homicide. He has not yet been charged.

This story was originally published March 10, 2021 at 2:27 PM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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