SEQUIM — Pat McCauley, former tourism coordinator for the cities of Sequim and Port Townsend, has been exonerated of the misdemeanor charge of making false or misleading statements to a public servant.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge George L. Wood signed an order of dismissal without prejudice on Jan. 12.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Troberg’s motion for dismissal said the charge did not warrant a trial, given the county’s limited resources.
Port Angeles police had said McCauley’s husband, James McCauley, fled the scene after intentionally hitting Sierra Swarm, 32, at the intersection of First and Peabody streets in Port Angeles while driving a Volkswagen Jetta on Oct. 18.
Swarm was treated for cuts and bruises at Olympic Medical Center and released the same day.
Pat McCauley, 56, was accused of lying to a Port Angeles police officer after the incident.
Court documents say she told police the two had stopped for a red light, but when it turned green and they moved forward, Swarm jumped on the hood and hit the windshield of the car.
She pleaded not guilty in Clallam County Superior Court on Nov. 6.
James McCauley, 60, is charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and with hit-and-run resulting in injury of a pedestrian.
He pleaded not guilty to both charges on Oct. 23 and awaits a Feb. 8 trial in Clallam County Superior Court.
The McCauleys have together owned InsideOut, a marketing firm, for 15 years. They have lived in the Dungeness Valley for more than 26 years.
