Nearly two years after a hit-and-run crash severely injured a motorcyclist on State Route 18, Washington State Patrol (WSP) detectives have arrested a 63-year-old Auburn man in connection with the incident.

Gilbert E. Foster was taken into custody on Friday, May 30, 2025 and booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, WSP announced.

The original crash occurred just after 4:30 p.m. on June 24, 2023, when a motorcycle traveling eastbound on SR 18 attempted to exit onto C Street in Auburn.

A vehicle — later identified as a beige sedan — was reportedly driving the wrong way up the ramp, causing the motorcycle to go down.

Troopers arrived to find a female motorcyclist on the ground with a severe leg injury. A WSP trooper immediately applied a tourniquet before fire crews arrived and airlifted the woman to Harborview Medical Center.

The case remained open for nearly two years as WSP detectives worked to identify the suspect and vehicle.