SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – A man has been charged with vehicular assault for and injuring a 6-year-old boy on Tuesday evening.
69-year-old John E. Lassey was driving a Jeep Gladiator on North Calvin Road when he reportedly swerved onto the sidewalk and hit the boy, who was riding a bicycle, according to a news release. Lassey then crashed into a nearby house.
The boy was taken to the hospital with severe injuries that have since stabilized, although they are likely to require surgeries and additional treatment, Spokane Valley police said.
No one was injured inside the house where the Jeep was found embedded.
Police suspected Lassey had been drinking prior to the accident. The investigation is ongoing.
