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UPDATE : The woman police say caused a horrific crash in Redmond is behind bars. WSP arrested Jocelynne Wheeler over the weekend during a traffic stop.
Washington State Patrol stopped Wheeler for erratic driving on Interurban Ave in Tukwila, Saturday the 24th. She was arrested on her outstanding warrant for vehicular assault.
---------ORIGINAL STORY March 10, 2010--------------------- King County detectives are looking for a woman they say is responsible for a horrific car crash. The victim of the crash speaks to Q13 FOX News about the accident and how its affecting her life.
Detectives say 25-year-old Jocelynne Wheeler crossed the centerline of Novelty Hill Road east of Redmond last June and hit an on-coming vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, 56-year-old Allyn Lindemann, was on her way home from her son's high school graduation. She suffered catastrophic injuries included a brain injury, compound leg fractures, broken pelvis, rib fractures, and acute lung, spinal, and head fractures, among other injuries. She was airlifted to Harborview where she flat-lined for three minutes, underwent eight minutes of CPR, needed 15 units of blood and seven hours of surgery. Lindeman was in Harborview for several months and is still recovering.
"I do remember waking up in the accident. I heard someone talking to me and I think they were trying to keep me awake because I had lost so much blood," says Lindemann.
Investigators say Wheeler received minor injuries in the crash. Investigators later found her blood alcohol level was .19 at the time of the crash. She was nearly 2½ times the legal limit. Her blood also tested positive for oxycodone and marijuana.
"She did not show up for arraignment. She's on the lam somewhere. She needs to be in jail and that's where we want to put her," says Sgt. John Urquhart with the King County Sheriff's Office.
Allyn and her husband say they aren't out for revenge. They just want to make sure the woman who nearly took one life never makes the same mistake again.
Jocelynne Wheeler is 5'5", weighs about 150 pounds and has blondish-brown hair. She's probably still in the Seattle area, possibly in the South Park neighborhood. If you know where she is tonight, call crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. You could get up to a thousand dollars cash reward for her capture.
There's an arrest warrant for Wheeler for Vehicular Assault. The warrant is $50,050 and it is extraditable in all 50 states.
She is 5'5", about 150 lbs., with "blond/brown" hair. Wheeler was charged last fall and has been on the lam ever since. She is very likely still in the Seattle area, possible in the South Park neighborhood.
If you know where she is, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Watch Q13 FOX News on Wednesday night to hear more from the victim and how she is recovering.
Washington State Patrol stopped Wheeler for erratic driving on Interurban Ave in Tukwila, Saturday the 24th. She was arrested on her outstanding warrant for vehicular assault.
---------ORIGINAL STORY March 10, 2010--------------------- King County detectives are looking for a woman they say is responsible for a horrific car crash. The victim of the crash speaks to Q13 FOX News about the accident and how its affecting her life.
Detectives say 25-year-old Jocelynne Wheeler crossed the centerline of Novelty Hill Road east of Redmond last June and hit an on-coming vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, 56-year-old Allyn Lindemann, was on her way home from her son's high school graduation. She suffered catastrophic injuries included a brain injury, compound leg fractures, broken pelvis, rib fractures, and acute lung, spinal, and head fractures, among other injuries. She was airlifted to Harborview where she flat-lined for three minutes, underwent eight minutes of CPR, needed 15 units of blood and seven hours of surgery. Lindeman was in Harborview for several months and is still recovering.
"I do remember waking up in the accident. I heard someone talking to me and I think they were trying to keep me awake because I had lost so much blood," says Lindemann.
Investigators say Wheeler received minor injuries in the crash. Investigators later found her blood alcohol level was .19 at the time of the crash. She was nearly 2½ times the legal limit. Her blood also tested positive for oxycodone and marijuana.
"She did not show up for arraignment. She's on the lam somewhere. She needs to be in jail and that's where we want to put her," says Sgt. John Urquhart with the King County Sheriff's Office.
Allyn and her husband say they aren't out for revenge. They just want to make sure the woman who nearly took one life never makes the same mistake again.
Jocelynne Wheeler is 5'5", weighs about 150 pounds and has blondish-brown hair. She's probably still in the Seattle area, possibly in the South Park neighborhood. If you know where she is tonight, call crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. You could get up to a thousand dollars cash reward for her capture.
There's an arrest warrant for Wheeler for Vehicular Assault. The warrant is $50,050 and it is extraditable in all 50 states.
She is 5'5", about 150 lbs., with "blond/brown" hair. Wheeler was charged last fall and has been on the lam ever since. She is very likely still in the Seattle area, possible in the South Park neighborhood.
If you know where she is, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Watch Q13 FOX News on Wednesday night to hear more from the victim and how she is recovering.
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