The man accused of killing a Purdy woman in a hit-and-run accident Friday got out of jail July 7 after a 11-day stay for violating the terms of his community supervision, authorities said Monday.

State corrections officials had Paul Anthony Cisco locked up June 26 for failing to report to his probation officer and on suspicion of consuming cocaine, said Chad Lewis, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections.

Cisco, 40, was supposed to report to his probation officer July 8 but didn’t, and a warrant was issued for his arrest Wednesday, Lewis said.

Pierce County sheriff’s deputies tracked Cisco down Friday, but it was too late for Rebecca Ann Wilkie-Moore, according to court documents. Prosecutors contend Cisco was behind the wheel of a Mazda RX-7 that ran down Wilkie-Moore as she walked home from lunch at a Purdy restaurant.

The 43-year-old mother of two later died, despite efforts of passers-by to help her.

“These cases are difficult because they are what I call ‘an equal opportunity case,’” deputy prosecutor Kevin Benton said Monday. “We all walk along the side of the roadway at times. We all drive cars. It can happen at any point at any time. I think that’s what really brings it home to people.”

Cisco drove away from the scene, but deputies found him after a witness followed him to an area near Horseshoe Lake and reported him, court records state.

Prosecutors on Monday charged Cisco with vehicular homicide, failure to remain at the scene of an injury accident and driving without a valid license. Pleas of not guilty were entered on his behalf during an arraignment in Superior Court.

Judge James Orlando ordered Cisco jailed in lieu of $150,000 bail at the request of Benton.

The deputy prosecutor cited Cisco’s criminal record, which includes 11 felony convictions since 1985, in requesting the bail amount.

Cisco was last convicted in Pierce County for heroin possession. He received a three-year sentence in March 2005 and served a little more than two years before being released last July, according to Department of Corrections records.

He still was under community supervision – which is similar to probation – for that conviction at the time of Friday’s hit-and-run, Lewis said.

Public defender Lisa Contris represented Cisco at Monday’s arraignment. She did not argue the bail amount, reserving that argument for the lawyer permanently assigned to represent him.

Wilkie-Moore’s 20-year-old son, Christian, and 21-year-old daughter, Sarah, attended the arraignment with a group of friends and relatives. They met with reporters after the proceeding.

“She was the most amazing gift from God anybody could ever ask for,” Christian Moore said before breaking down in tears. “She was just full of life all the time.”

Wilkie-Moore made her living by delivering newspapers for The News Tribune. She’d worked for the newspaper for more than a decade, said her supervisor, Bob Cowan. She most recently delivering papers in the Cromwell area near Gig Harbor.

“She was very dependable,” Cowan said. “She always showed up and always did her job.”

Christian Moore said his mother didn’t much care for newspaper delivery – “she hated it” – but worked hard at it to provide for his sister and for him.

“She provided everything that we could ever ask for,” he said. “Even when she didn’t have the money, she still got us things. She still taught us things.”

Wilkie-Moore was a native of Western Washington and a graduate of Puyallup High School, her son said.

“She loved life,” he said. “She loved people. She had a lot of friends.”

Witnesses said the Mazda RX-7 was northbound on Purdy Drive when it veered “well on the shoulder” and hit Wilkie-Moore. The car stopped for a moment then took off at high speed, witnesses told investigators.

A man who works nearby followed the fleeing Mazda in his vehicle and ultimately told police how to find the driver, who later was identified as Cisco.

Deputies reported that Cisco showed signs of intoxication, according to charging documents. They said he “was having trouble staying awake, appearing groggy and sleepy.”

They drew a sample of his blood, which was sent to a state laboratory for analysis. Those results should be back in a few weeks, Benton said.

Cisco told investigators he’d blacked out while driving on Purdy Drive, the court documents state.

“When told he had struck a pedestrian, the defendant acted as if he was unaware of this fact,” according to charging papers. When later told Wilkie-Moore had died, Cisco said, “Why is this (expletive) always happening to me?” the court documents state.

Christian Wilkie-Moore praised the man who chased down Cisco – Andy Schroeder – and those people who tried to help his mother.

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A memorial service for Rebecca Wilkie-Moore will be at 3 p.m Sunday at New Beginnings, 12300 S.W. Sidney Road in Port Orchard.