King County Assessor Involved In Alleged DUI Accident
According to the Washington State Police the King county Assessor Scott Noble was driving on Interstate 5 when he pulled over to the shoulder and made a U-turn in his 2004 Toyota Highlander heading south in the northbound lanes.
The State Patrol stated this is when he struck a Jeep Liberty head on in the northbound lanes. Witnesses also told police that they saw the 2004 Toyota Highlander weaving in and out of traffic.Click here if you need a King County dui lawyer.
According to State Patrol Officer Cliff Pratt the driver of the Jeep Liberty identified as Leslie Workman age 26 and resident of Oak Harbor and her passenger Lyndsey Jones age 24 were transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle to be treated for the injuries sustained in the accident. Nobel was also transported to the same hospital for the serious injuries he sustained during the accident that required surgery.
State Patrol Officer Eric Purcell arrived on the scene of the accident and after observing Noble he reported the King County Assessor had red watery eyes, and a strong odor of alcohol. Officer Purcell asked Noble if he had been drinking and he stated he had been drinking red wine, he also stated that he had drank to much when asked how much he had drunk.
When the blood alcohol level was tested by the Washington Sate Patrol Toxicology Lab Noble’s blood alcohol at the time of the accident was .22 according to reports.