PORT ANGELES — Michael J. Moyle, a Port Angeles man who was found guilty of vehicular assault and other charges Jan. 26 after ramming his Mustang into another car last April, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Judge George L. Wood handed down the sentence in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday.
A jury found Moyle, 29, guilty of four counts of vehicular assault, two counts of second-degree assault of a child, second-degree assault and intentional infliction of bodily harm and hit-and-run.
The April 13 collision on South Laurel Street near Viewcrest Avenue injured two adults and two children in a Subaru sedan.
During the trial, defense attorney Loren Oakley of Clallam Public Defender said Moyle was not fully in control of his actions when he rammed the Subaru and sent it into a telephone pole.
A psychologist testified that Moyle was suffering from acute stress disorder from an assault that occurred three days prior to the wreck.
Case about assault
Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ann Lundwall said in her closing arguments that the case was about assault and not a disorder.
Moyle said he thought the driver of the Subaru — Stewart Baker — was the same person who had assaulted him.
Baker testified that Moyle chased him from the parking lot at Albertsons, 114 E. Lauridsen Blvd., south on Laurel Street before intentionally ramming him.
Moyle denied in an interview with police that he had intentionally rammed the car.
The wreck injured 4-year-old Aaron Baker, who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle to be treated for a head injury.
Stewart Baker, Tawny Baker and 2-year-old Lavender Baker were treated at Olympic Medical Center.
All have recovered from their injuries.
Moyle allegedly left the scene of the wreck in a truck driven by his friend, Timothy P. Smith.
Smith is charged with second-degree rendering criminal assistance and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
His trial is scheduled to begin April 23.
