PORT ANGELES — Timothy P. Smith — one of two men wanted for investigation of a vehicle assault that hospitalized two adults and two children Wednesday — turned himself in to Port Angeles police Thursday.
The 27-year-old Port Angeles resident was booked into Clallam County jail on investigation of rendering criminal assistance in the first degree. No bond had been set as of Thursday night.
Smith allegedly drove Michael J. Moyle of Port Angeles from the scene of a wreck on South Laurel Street at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said Moyle, 28, intentionally rammed a Subaru sedan with his Ford Mustang, sending the vehicle carrying two adults and two small children into a telephone pole.
Police said Moyle, wanted on investigation of four counts of first-degree assault, chased the Subaru from Albertsons at Lauridsen Boulevard and Lincoln Street before ramming it at high speed.
His car died a block and a half away from the wreck; Smith picked him up in a Toyota truck, police said. An officer recognized the men before they drove away but didn’t know they had been involved in the wreck, Sgt. Barbara McFall said.
Police found Smith’s truck that evening on Old Mill Road. The truck has been impounded.
Moyle remained at large Thursday.
A 5-year-old boy in the back seat of the Subaru was listed in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center on Thursday.
He had been airlifted to the Seattle hospital for treatment of a head injury and a broken leg, police said.
A 1-year-old girl and the driver of the Subaru, Stewart M. Baker, were treated and discharged from Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles on Wednesday.
Tawny Baker, a front-seat Subaru passenger, was in stable condition Thursday at OMC.
The children are not identified, police said, because they are minors.
Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Deb Kelly said she will have to review the police report before determining any formal charges against Smith.
McFall said Smith showed up at the Port Angeles Police Department with an attorney shortly after 4 p.m.
McFall said Smith didn’t give police any information on Moyle’s whereabouts.
“We’ll keep shaking the bushes and putting the pressure on,” she said.
McFall said it remains unclear why Moyle allegedly targeted the vehicle. Road rage is not expected to be a factor.
“Right now, we’re hoping that Tim Smith can shed some light on that, and he has not,” she said.
Moyle is described as 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He has brown hair and eyes.
Police are requesting that anyone who can provide information on Moyle’s location or the case in general to phone them at 360-452-4545 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Crime Stoppers can pay a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest with the filing of felony charges. Information can be given anonymously.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
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