Thomas charged with vehicular assault

Rebecca Thomas, 22, Colfax, has been summoned to appear in court Sept. 29 after a charge of vehicular assault was filed against her Sept. 1 by Chief Deputy Prosecutor Daniel LeBeau. The charge relates to a June 10 accident in which the car Thomas was driving collided with a pickup truck. The Washington State Patrol report at the time said Thomas intentionally drove across Highway 195 and collided with the GMC truck on Highway 195 nine miles north of Colfax.

Thomas was driving a 1997 Buick LeSabre southbound at 10:01 p.m. and collided with the 2003 GMC Sierra pickup truck being driven northbound by Martin Alegos, 52, Spokane Valley, at mile 46 north of Colfax.

According to the investigation report filed with the charges, troopers were contacted by Thomas' boyfriend and father at the scene. The boyfriend had received a text message at 9:45 p.m., approximately 15 minutes before the accident, in which Thomas said she intended to take her own life, the report alleged.

Thomas was taken by ambulance to Whitman Hospital from the scene of the accident. Alejos and a passenger in the pickup, Misael Samaho, 52, Spokane, sustained minor injuries.