(WSB photo, Friday)
The driver accused of trying repeatedly to run down a pedestrian in West Seattle – until an off-duty police captain intervened – is charged with felony assault.
The incident happened almost three weeks ago, across from the north end of Lincoln Park. We first reported on it shortly after it happened. The next day, SPD’s preliminary summary mentioned “an off-duty officer” had stopped the driver, and two days later, SPD revealed the officer was actually an off-duty, newly promoted captain who was days away from taking over as commander of the South Precinct…