SEATTLE -- Former Seattle Seahawk Derrick Coleman was charged Friday with vehicular assault and felony hit and run for crash late last year.
Police say Coleman rear ended a car in Bellevue on October 14, 2015. The car flipped and the 56-year-old driver suffered a broken collarbone. Coleman left the scene and police found him several blocks away barefoot.
Coleman admitted to smoking the drug "Spice" around 5 p.m. and driving around 5:30 p.m.
A police report said Coleman showed signs consistent with being impaired during field sobriety tests after the accident. Tests showed that Coleman was unsteady on his feet.
During a search of the car after the collision, officers found a glass spoon pipe with residue, a lighter, an open bag of a Synthetic Cannbinoid labeled "F'd up" and three unopened bags of "Mad Pitbulls," another Synthetic Cannabinoid.
Police didn't take blood from Coleman for several hours after the collision, and tests didn't show any trace of the drugs he admitted taking.
The case has been under review since January.
If convicted of both charges, Coleman could face a sentence range of 12 to 14 months in jail. He will be arraigned on June 16 at the King County Courthouse.
Coleman missed two games following the incident, and returned to the Seahawks lineup for the rest of the season. He is currently a free agent.
