Coleman has been indefinitely suspended by the Seahawks while the investigation is ongoing.
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The King County Prosecutor said the investigation could take a month, including the wait for toxicology results. After the quick precedent the team set by suspending him Thursday morning without a charge “pending further information, the Seahawks said at the time, the team may feel the need to keep him suspended while the investigation plays out”.
The first court appearance, which was scheduled for Friday, was canceled.
Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett said Thursday Coleman did not report being injured in Wednesday’s crash just east of Factoria Mall that left the other driver hospitalized with “serious, non-life-threatening injuries”, according to Mylett. Coleman fled the scene and was found by authorities a couple of blocks away. Hayne released to television stations, as well as to the Seahawks, a roughly three-minute video Hayne took of him interviewing Coleman hours after the accident that Hayne says shows Coleman was not under the influence.
Coleman’s agents said in a statement “it seems Derrick may have fallen asleep while driving home from aSeahawks’ facility”. He was in shock after the accident. He was given field sobriety tests and officers obtained a search warrant to draw blood to screen for drugs and alcohol.
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Mylett said Coleman’s vehicle was traveling at “a high rate of speed” at the time of the crash. He has been featured in TV commercials and written a book that was released this year.
