BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Police recommended felony charges of vehicular assault and hit-and-run against Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman on Monday for an October car crash after which he acknowledged smoking synthetic marijuana.
The King County Prosecutor's Office confirmed having received the charging recommendations from the Bellevue Police Department after completion of the investigation. There was no timeline given on when the prosecutor's office may reach a charging decision.
According to the police report, Coleman told police he had smoked "Spice" - lumped in as synthetic marijuana - about an hour before the crash. Coleman's truck was traveling at 60 mph in a 35 mph zone and hit a Honda Civic.