Last updated December 17, 2010 11:26 p.m. PT
The man who police say hit three pedestrians Thursday near Pike Place Market admitted smoking synthetic cannabis before driving, according to court documents released late Friday.
That man, 39, is being held on $75,000 bail. Seattlepi.com is not naming him because he hasn't been charged. He does not appear to have a criminal history in Washington.
Police received the call about 11:30 for the collision near First Avenue and Stewart Street.
"He hit two people; next thing you know, there was a woman pinned over between those two cars," witness Kimberly Decurie told KOMO.. "I worked in ER for 10 years and saw all kinds of things, and this really hurt me."
A woman, 54, was grazed by the man's vehicle and a second woman, 25, was the person pinned between the suspect's car and a delivery truck parked in an alley, police said. A Charlie's Produce truck, the Subaru and another vehicle all were damaged.
The produce truck also was partially spun by the impact of the Subaru vehicle. Another pedestrian, a 57-year-old man, was injured after he was thrown from the hood of the suspect's vehicle and landed on the street, police said.
All three victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center. The female who was grazed and the man both had non-life-threatening injuries. The woman pinned has life-threatening injuries, police said.
The driver of the delivery truck was inside his vehicle at the time of the collision but was not injured.
Police say the driver who admitted to smoking synthetic cannabis -- known as K-2 or Spice -- was seen slumped over the wheel after the incident. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center for his blood to be drawn as evidence
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