TACOMA — A Roy man has been charged with vehicular homicide for a fiery crash near Spanaway that left one man dead.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said 31-year-old James Haygood was drunk when he struck a family’s vehicle on March 7, 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.
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.
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