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DUI Driver Seriously Injures Two People in Two Separate Collisions

Sgt. Teresa Fuller, PIO

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Sunday night, an impaired driver seriously injured two different people in two different crashes in less than five minutes. Cautia McArthur (19) was booked into Spokane County Jail for two counts of Vehicular Assault and one count of Hit and Run with Injury, all three of which are felony crimes. Both victims suffered extensive injuries including multiple fractures.

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, at 7:43pm, Spokane Police received multiple 911 calls about a serious injury collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection Maxwell Ave. and Washington St. Witnesses reported the vehicle involved had fled the scene after causing two separate crashes at that location and described the fleeing vehicle as an older minivan. The first crash was minor, but, while trying to leave the scene of the first crash, McArthur hit a pedestrian, seriously injuring an adult male. That pedestrian was originally a passenger in the victim vehicle of the first crash and, according to witnesses, he was attempting to keep McArthur from fleeing. He stepped in front of her vehicle, was hit, and then was drug several blocks. He is still being treated for life-threatening injuries. Due to the seriousness of his injuries the Spokane Police Major Crimes Unit responded to process the scene.

At 7:45pm, calls started to come in about another crash at Monroe St. and Alice Ave. The suspect vehicle from the first incident had been westbound on Alice, ran the stop sign at Monroe and hit the victim vehicle which was southbound on Monroe. Video of the incident from a local business appeared to show McArthur’s vehicle at a high rate of speed prior to the crash. After hitting the victim vehicle on Monroe, the force of the crash sent both vehicles into seven additional parked, unoccupied vehicles nearby. The adult female victim sustained serious injuries. McArthur was treated for her injuries and booked into the Spokane County Jail.

Impaired driving fatalities over the last decade in Spokane:

Impaired driving fatalities over the last decade in Washington State:

Impaired driving fatalities have trended, and are continuing to trend upward in the City of Spokane, while the state as a whole saw a decline in 2024. Because of the serious nature of these crashes, Spokane Police currently have 2 full time DUI enforcement officers, one of which is grant funded by the Washinton Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC).

If you believe you are seeing an impaired driver on the road, please call 911.

The data above was provided by WTSC at this site: https://wtsc.wa.gov/impairment-dashboard/

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