A Port Townsend man entered a pleading of “not guilty” to vehicle assault Friday after he was charged for allegedly hitting a tree in Cape George in an April 2022 car wreck that sent a …
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A Port Townsend man entered a pleading of “not guilty” to vehicle assault Friday after he was charged for allegedly hitting a tree in Cape George in an April 2022 car wreck that sent a female passenger to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Scott Wesley Ramey was arraigned in Jefferson County Superior Court on the felony charge on April 14.
Authorities allege that Ramey was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed just after 4 p.m. April 8, 2022 at South Discovery Road and Cape George Road.
The wreck left both Ramey and his passenger injured, and a tire was also sheered off the car when it crashed.
A responding officer said the vehicle was “so mangled due to the crash that I could not tell the make or the model.”
Authorities believe that Ramey was driving west on South Discovery Road when he lost control, went off the road, and hit a tree.
The impact knocked the left rear tire and hub off the vehicle.
An officer at the scene said empty Bud Light beer cans were found next to the car and on the east side of the road, and an empty box for a 12-can package of Bud Light was found in the back seat of the car.
Ramey was identified as the driver, and when a sheriff’s deputy spoke to him, he said he had been at a tavern in Port Hadlock earlier and had consumed five beers, according to court documents.
Ramey had blood shot, watery eyes at the time, according to an arrest report, and had a strong smell of alcoholic beverages. Roadside sobriety tests were halted after Ramey said he was dizzy and needed to sit down.
After he was evaluated by an ambulance crew, Ramey was arrested for driving under the influence but released due to possible injuries. He was also taken by a medical helicopter to Harborview Medical Center.
A blood sample was taken after a judge approved a search warrant, and was sent to the Washington State Toxicology Lab for testing.
During Ramey’s preliminary appearance in Jefferson County Superior Court on the charge, Deputy Prosecutor Chris Ashcraft did not ask that bail be set for Ramey’s release.
Instead, Ashcraft asked the judge to prohibit Ramey from driving unless he was licensed and insured.
Judge Brandon Mack agreed to the recommendation.
