MLT man arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide

The Seattle Times reports that a Mountlake Terrace man, Patrick Rexroat, was arrested for his involvement in a car accident in Kirkland Sunday afternoon that killed Steve Lacey:

[box]According to the State Patrol, the accident was a case of road rage with an innocent victim.

An affidavit of probable cause, filed in support of the case against driver Patrick Rexroat, indicates his blood-alcohol level was measured after the crash at four times the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Troopers said that Rexroat was possibly chasing a second car going south when his SUV careened off an exit ramp at Northeast 85th Street, and he lost control, crossing the centerline of Northeast 85th and colliding with a BMW driven by Lacey.[/box]

Read more at the Seattle Times.

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