CORRECTION: Bellevue Man in Crash Ejected From Vehicle, Deputies Say

Update 8:45 a.m. Wednesday: Although the King County Sheriff's Office initially reported the crash as fatal, the man involved is in critical condition at Harborview. Patch regrets the error and has made the change in the story below.

Original story --

A Bellevue man was ejected from his car in a one-car rollover crash early Tuesday near Redmond, the King County Sheriff's Department reported.

Alcohol is suspected in the crash, said Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West.

According to West, around 2:45 a.m., deputies responded to a one-car accident in the 7600 block of 208 Ave NE. A vehicle roll and struck a pole.

The driver, who was the sole occupant, was ejected from the sunroof as the vehicle rolled, West said. The driver was described as a 31-year-old man from the Bellevue area. He was taken to Harborview in critical condition. Alcohol is suspected.

West said a portion of 208th remained closed this morning for hours, including during the morning commute, because the vehicle had struck a pole and authorities were waiting to make sure the pole and area was safe for other vehicles.

Redmond area residents contacted Patch this morning about the crash and said traffic was at a standstill during the morning commute.

At about 8:30 a.m. on Redmond Patch's Facebook page Marci Lange Cook said:

"Crash is just north of Union Hill Road on 208th. 208th is closed in that section, but you don't know that until you get there. Traffic is a mess, hope everyone is OK."

Sheri Bowman Gazitt added at about 9:15 a.m.: "Traffic very heavy."

Patch will update this story as we receive more information.

Were you near the reported crash today? What did you see? Tell us in comments or email lisa.baumann@patch.com.