WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A young Bellingham man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center Wednesday after hitting a tree with his car.

The State Patrol says 24-year-old Steven Poolman was driving in southern Whidbey Island at about 4 PM when he left the roadway and hit a tree.

Troopers believe he was speeding.

They don’t know if drugs or alcohol were involved.