Man charged in Pierce County wreck that killed pregnant woman ran red light, charges say
A man accused of causing a three-car wreck in Pierce County on Christmas Eve that killed a 22-year-old pregnant woman and injured three others has been charged.
Sean Neil Seamons, 21, was charged Monday in Pierce County Superior Court with vehicular homicide and three counts of third-degree assault.
Seamons pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and his bail was set at $500,000.
He is charged in the death of Jeannette F. Loomer of Maple Falls, who died at the scene of the crash east of McKenna and northwest of Eatonville. According to the declaration for determination of probable cause, the woman was 10 weeks pregnant.
Washington State Patrol troopers said Loomer was traveling west on state Route 702 when Seamons, going north on state Route 7, ran a red light and struck her vehicle, triggering a three-car crash. Troopers suspect Seamons might have been impaired by drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
Two Lacey residents in their 80s and a 57-year-old Eatonville man were in the third vehicle, which struck Loomer’s car after the initial collision sent it spinning into their path, according to the probable cause document. All three were injured, but only one, an 85-year-old Lacey woman, was taken to a hospital.
Charging papers gave this account:
Washington State Patrol troopers responded about 7:20 p.m. Dec. 24 to a three-car collision on State Route 7 and State Route 702. Emergency crews arrived first and confirmed one driver involved, Loomer, was dead at the scene.
At the crash scene, a trooper found a Chevrolet Lumina that had been damaged “beyond recognition” and Loomer dead inside, according to the probable cause document. Across the intersection, a blue 1997 Ford Ranger with extensive front end damage was resting in a ditch to the right of northbound state Route 7.
Witnesses told police the Ford was traveling south on state Route 7 when it ran a red light and struck Loomer’s car on the passenger side, causing the vehicle to spin. The car spun in front of a Jeep Grand Caravan, causing the vehicle’s driver to hit Loomer’s car on the driver’s side.
The defendant, Seamons, was seen by a witness in the driver’s seat of the Ford. According to the probable cause document, the vehicle is registered to him.
Later, a trooper discovered the Ford’s speedometer was stuck at 82 mph, which, prosecutors wrote in the charging document, is an indication of the approximate speed at the moment of impact.
While Seamons was being evaluated, fire crews and troopers noted his breath smelled of “intoxicants” and that his speech was slurred. According to the probable cause document, the defendant said he drank three beers several hours before the accident and that he had smoked marijuana.
Before Seamons was transported to the hospital, prosecutors wrote that he became aggressive, kicking two troopers and physically assaulting fire personnel and medics trying to treat his injuries. According to the charging document, Seamons spat blood into one firefighter’s mouth.
Inside Seamon’s vehicle, troopers found an empty Corona beer bottle on the driver’s side floor and multiple beer bottles from a six-pack scattered on the floor.
