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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Man guilty in wreck that injured cop 10/19/07 • Officer, dog are partners in healing 8/29/07 • Man didn't ram officer on purpose 8/4/07 • Injured Everett police officer out of hospital 7/27/07 • Long recovery ahead for injured Everett officer 7/18/07 • Everett police officer badly hurt in wreck 7/16/07   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Man who hurt Everett police officer sent to prison By Diana Hefley Herald Writer EVERETT – A man who severely injured an Everett police officer in July when he slammed into her patrol car was sentenced to seven years in prison today. Officer Suzanne Eviston decided against being in the courtroom to face Alan Brian Waterman, 19. She is undergoing a grueling recovery and wasn’t up to the hearing, Everett police detective Craig Davis said. Eviston, a 10-year veteran with Everett, suffered multiple broken bones and was hospitalized for months. It still isn’t clear if she will be able to return to her regular duties with the department. Her police dog Axel also was hurt in the crash. “Today she expressed doubt she’ll be able to return to law enforcement at all,” Davis told Superior Court Judge Larry McKeeman. “She hopes she’ll be able to come back. It’s up in the air.” Craig and Everett police officer Michael Braley recounted the horrific crash that nearly killed their colleague and friend. Braley witnessed the collision and attempted to pull Eviston from the wreckage. “Seeing the impact and the amount of damage that occurred instantly, at that moment I just assumed she was dead,” Braley said. Waterman, an ex-felon, was the driver of as stolen Jeep Cherokee that slammed into Eviston's patrol car after she was called to a reported burglary in a south Everett industrial area. There was so much force in the collision and so much damage to her patrol car that investigators at first thought that Waterman deliberately rammed into her. Later, investigators determined that the Jeep left 60 feet of skid marks, leading them to believe that Waterman was going too fast to stop in time. Waterman admitted smoking methamphetamine before he and two companions broke into the fenced area of a business. According to documents, Waterman admitted breaking the lock on the gate, and he intended to steal copper wire. About that time, a witness called police about suspicious vehicles in the area. When police arrived, Waterman drove rapidly past two approaching cruisers, then slammed into Eviston's car.

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