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Vehicular Homicide Charges Against Drunk Driver in Fatal Kirkland Accident

The man accused of killing Steve Lacey, Google software developer, posted bail just days after fatal DUI accident, but was jailed against yesterday. Prosecutors filed vehicular homicide charges against Patrick Stevan Rexroat.

Rexroat has no prior criminal history therefore was let out on bail after the drunk driving crash.

After the crash, Deputy Prescutor Jennifer Lyn Miller told the court that Rexroat began beating on his chest after the accident on I-405. A witness said that when Rexroat learned of Lacey’s death, he responded with “eh.”

The Snohomish resident told State Patrol trooper that he was cut off on I-405 and decided to chase the offending vehicle on the 85th Street exit in Kirkland. The road rage incident led to him to losing control of his SUC and slamming in Lacey’s BMW.

"The tragic death of Steve Lacey was not an accident," King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said in a statement. "It was the predictable result of aggressive driving under extreme intoxication."

Bail for Rexroat’s arrest is now set a $1 million.

He is like to face less than 3.5 years in prison if convicted as charged, Satterberg said. He will be arraigned on Aug. 9 at the King County Courthouse.

Washington State Fatal Drunk Driving Death Statistics

 In 2008, 255 people in Washington State lost their lives in fatal alcohol related motor vehicle collisions. One hundred eighty-two (182) of those accidents involved a drunk driver whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.08 or higher. In Washington State, 34% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes involve a driver that was under the influence of alcohol.