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A Spokane police sergeant was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Wednesday and may face additional hit-and-run charges.
Bradley N. Thoma, 44, was cited for suspicion of misdemeanor DUI and released, following a hit-and-run crash at Newport Highway and Farwell Road about 5 p.m., said Sgt. Dave Reagan, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.
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UPDATE: Thoma has been placed on paid leave. Read more here.
A 44-year-old Spokane Police sergeant was arrested for DUI Wednesday evening following a hit and run collision at Newport Highway and Farwell about 5 p.m.
The victim, 51-year-old Sherry L. Prickett of Spokane, told 911 operators she was stopped facing east at the light when her Ford Ranger pickup was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram pickup.
She was uninjured, and along with an uninvolved witness, followed the Dodge as it continued east on Farwell to Market. The driver turned north and eventually pulled into the Yokes Grocery parking lot at Market and Highway 206.
Both Prickett and the witness said the driver appeared to be fleeing, and described his driving as erratic as he crossed the centerline and drove onto the shoulder of the roadway numerous times.
Deputies contacted the driver at the Yoke’s Store and identified him as Bradley N. Thoma.
Sheriff’s Traffic Deputy Mike Brooks assumed investigation of the hit and run collision and Thoma was released to a Washington State Patrol trooper for processing as a potential DUI suspect. He was later cited for the misdemeanor and released.
Brooks’ collision investigation will be forwarded to the Spokane County Prosecutor’s traffic office for consideration for Hit and Run charging.
Damage to the two trucks amounted to scrapes and paint transfer, the deputy said.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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garfnagn on September 23 at 8:52 p.m.
5pm is hitting the sauce pretty early. No worries though, he can plead not guilty, go to jury trial and since Spokane juries seem completely incapable of convicting Spokane PDers he’ll walk. Or stagger.
I bet Sherry Prickett’s pickup lunged at Sgt. Thoma’s.
lewis8457 on September 24 at 12:55 a.m.
Lying, rape, assault, theft, murder, drunkenness, hit and run, and the list goes on. Spokane’s finest? NOT!
Rifleman_Dodd on September 24 at 9:33 a.m.
I always had this vision of Kirkpatrick as a dominatrix dressed in black leather snapping a whip at the SPD’s, however its more like she’s dressed in pink pajama’s and bunny slippers passing out tootsie rolls.