PORT HADLOCK — A woman who allegedly stole a car in Port Townsend on Tuesday morning and led authorities on a chase has been transferred to the Jefferson County jail after spending about 12 hours in the hospital following the incident.
Annie Tracy, 35, made her first court appearance Wednesday, and Superior Court Judge Keith Harper imposed a $100,000 bond.
Tracy could potentially be charged with six violations — theft of a motor vehicle, possession of stolen property, assault, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and attempting to elude police.
These are in addition to previous charges of forgery and second-degree vehicle prowling resulting from an Oct. 7 incident when Tracy allegedly abandoned a car and paid for a room in the Manresa Castle hotel with stolen checks.
Tracy is scheduled for an omnibus hearing relating to the Oct. 7 charges at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court.
November hearing
On Wednesday, Harper set an omnibus hearing on the new charges for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 13.
Tracy was intoxicated during both instances, according to a probable-cause statement filed by Port Townsend Police Officer Nathan Holmes.
According to a second statement from Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Peterson, police received a call at 6:27 a.m. Tuesday reporting that a silver 2007 Toyota Yaris was stolen from a driveway in the 1500 block of 14th Street.
The owner had left the car running in the driveway and was inside the house when Tracy allegedly jumped in and drove away.
The car was reported stolen and the information was broadcast by police.
Deputy Brian Anderson said he was observing traffic at the corner of highways 19 and 20 in a fully marked police car when the Yaris drove by him and he began pursuit.
The Yaris picked up speed as it passed the Cenex station in Chimacum, he said, turning right on Center Road and traveling at an estimated 80 mph to 95 mph until reaching Egg and I Road, where Sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Apeland had prepared spike strips.
Apprehended
Tracy drove over the strips and traveled a short distance before coming to rest in the middle of the road, deputies said. Tracy exited the car but was caught and handcuffed by sheriff’s deputies, according to the statement.
Anderson reported that “Tracy appeared to be under the influence [and] was extremely warm to the touch and had uncontrollable movements of her arms and legs.”
Tracy was taken to Jefferson Healthcare, where she was treated under police observation, then discharged at around 8 p.m. and taken to the Jefferson County jail in Port Hadlock.
In the Oct. 7 incident, Port Townsend Police Detective Luke Bogues found an abandoned car registered to Tracy blocking Sheridan Street at 3:39 a.m. just south of Sims Way, according to his statement.
Tracy was later located at Manresa Castle, where she was registered under the name of a woman who told police her car had been broken into and that several items had been stolen, including her checkbook.
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Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or cbermant@peninsuladailynews.com.
