Originally published Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 9:53 AM

Spokane driver hits 7 cars in 13 minutes

Police say a man driving away from a Spokane bar hit at least seven cars within 13 minutes, including one driven by an off-duty detective...

The Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. — Police say a man driving away from a Spokane bar hit at least seven cars within 13 minutes, including one driven by an off-duty detective, before they arrested him for drunken driving.

Thirty-two-year-old Jason G. Cross was booked into the Spokane County Jail on Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence and seven charges of failure to leave information at the scene of an accident.

Police say they were alerted by someone at a bar in Browne's Addition, who told them a drunken driver was leaving in a pickup truck at 3:28 p.m. Saturday.

Cross was arrested at 3:41 p.m. after his pickup struck cars and then wedged between two vehicles stopped at a red light. Off-duty detective Neil Gallion was in one of the cars and followed Cross' pickup. Police say the pickup hit other cars before they caught up to Cross.

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Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesmanreview.com

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What else could he do ? He was too drunk to walk. Posted on November 30, 2008 at 10:41 PM by usedbookman. Jump to comment

Hmmmm... hit 13 cars, but only left without leaving note on 7 of them... well, that' 50%.. what do you expect from a drunk...? Oh, that's... Posted on November 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM by tsgt. Jump to comment

It's me again.. how come this guy was charged with 7 counts of leaving a scene when he was trapped between two of the cars he hit (I think)... Posted on November 30, 2008 at 10:17 AM by tsgt. Jump to comment

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