Suspected Impaired Driver Located and Arrested After Hitting a Pedestrian and Fleeing the Scene
Spokane Valley Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a hit-and-run injury collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Knox Avenue and Argonne Road in Spokane Valley. The victim was transported to the hospital for additional care, and thankfully, she was not seriously injured. Deputies quickly located the suspect and her vehicle. Following the investigation, the suspect was arrested and booked into jail for felony Hit and Run and additional misdemeanor charges of DUI and Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Cannabis.
On June 7, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a reported injury collision at the intersection of N. Argonne Road and E. Knox Avenue in Spokane Valley. Deputies were also advised that the suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Haleigh M. Weinkauf, had left the scene in a silver sedan.
Deputies arrived and learned the adult female victim was crossing Argonne at Knox, walking west in the crosswalk, when Weinkauf turned from Knox to go north on Argonne.
From witness statements, the victim was crossing in the crosswalk and had the “Walk” signal when Weinkauf turned, failing to yield, and hit the victim. Weinkauf then drove away from the scene.
The victim was transported to the hospital, where it was determined that her injuries did not appear to be serious.
A short time later, with the help of information received from the public, Deputies located the suspect’s vehicle, a Hyundai Sonata, parked between two semi-trucks in a parking lot at 2020 N. Argonne. They also observed a female (Weinkauf), who matched the description of the suspect driver provided by witnesses
Deputies contacted Weinkauf, who admitted hitting the victim but claimed she wasn’t fleeing the scene; she was trying to find a charging cord to call 911. Deputies noted Weinkauf showed signs of impairment, and she admitted to consuming alcohol and using cannabis prior to the collision.
Deputies found food and other evidence on the hood of Weinkauf’s vehicle, consistent with someone rolling onto it during an auto/pedestrian collision. Weinkauf submitted to Field Sobriety Evaluations, which indicated possible impairment. A voluntary preliminary breath test showed a BAC result of .161.
With Weinkauf being under 21 (impairment BAC under 21 is .02) and admitting to the use of cannabis, Deputies applied for and were granted a search warrant to obtain a blood sample for later testing.
Weinkauf was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for Hit and Run (Injury), a felony, and misdemeanor charges of DUI, Possession of a Cannabis Product Under the Age of 21, and Minor in Possession of Liquor/Alcohol.
This Spokane County Sheriff Office news article "Suspected Impaired Driver Located and Arrested After Hitting a Pedestrian and Fleeing the Scene" was originally found on https://www.spokanecounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=7