PORT ANGELES — The alleged getaway driver in a hit-and-run April 13 has pleaded not guilty to charges levied against him as a result of the wreck and subsequent investigation.
Timothy P. Smith was arraigned Friday in Clallam County Superior Court.
He will be tried June 13 on charges of first-degree rendering criminal assistance and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and July 11 on charges of second-degree possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled substance.
The 27-year-old Port Angeles resident allegedly drove Michael J. Moyle — who is accused of intentionally ramming a car carrying four people, including two small children on South Laurel Street — after the wreck.
Each of the passengers in the car were hospitalized.
The most seriously injured was 5-year-old Aaron Baker, who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with a head injury and broken leg. He had been discharged from the Seattle hospital by last Saturday.
Stewart Baker, the driver, and Lavender Baker, 2, were treated and discharged from Olympic Medical Center the day of the collision.
Tawny Baker, 48, was hospitalized at OMC and had been discharged by last Saturday.
Moyle’s arraignment
Moyle, a 28-year-old Port Angeles resident who remains in Clallam County jail, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges of first-degree assault of a child, two counts of second-degree assault, second-degree assault of a child — all of which come with an alternative charge of vehicular assault — and hit-and-run injury accident.
Police said they found a loaded handgun in Smith’s truck, which he allegedly used to drive Moyle away after the wreck. As a convicted felon, he is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
During searches of Smith’s auto body shop and home, police said they found methamphetamine and a stolen motorcycle.
Smith remains out of custody on bail. Clallam County Judge Ken Williams ordered him on electronic home monitoring last week after police arrested him while violating his court-mandated curfew.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.