MARCH 10, 2015
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (AP)
A Roy, Pierce County, man has been charged with vehicular
homicide for a fiery crash near Spanaway that left one man dead.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says 31-year-old
James Haygood was drunk when he struck a family’s vehicle on Saturday, killing
the father and seriously injuring the mother and one daughter. Another daughter escaped serious injury.
Haygood pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that also
included leaving the scene of an accident. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
Witnesses said Haygood was swerving and crossing the center
line before rear-ending a vehicle, speeding away and then hitting another
vehicle about 10 minutes later.
The pickup truck he was driving rolled and caught fire.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill said a detective found
a man “hiding in the woods” several hours after the collision and he admitted
to running from the scene