Troopers: two people arrested for assaulting couple after a crash on SR-518

SEATAC - — Two people are being held on several charges that include assault after Washington State Patrol say they caused an accident on SR 518 on July 30.

Friday, Washington State Patrol released dashcam video from the assault victims’ car that shows a Range Rover nearly hitting the car as the two cars merge off of SR 518 and onto the Highway 99 to the airport.

As they keep driving, the Range Rover cuts the car off and the two immediately stop.

“There was no aggression while this victim was driving this vehicle, they were driving along.” said Trooper Rick Johnson, a PIO with the Washington State Patrol.

The driver of the SUV, identified as Shalynn Marie Dual by charging documents from the King County Prosecutor’s Office, appears to take pictures of the back of the car. That’s when the 72-year-old male driver that is soon to become a victim steps out, pointing to his dashcam.

The passenger of the SUV, who documents say is Weldon Shavera Carey, also got out and punched the 77-year-old female passenger. That sparked the male victim to try to intervene and pushing, slapping, punching and kicking ensued.

Documents say Carey punched the 77-year-old female in the eye and the victim “suffers from dementia and has been previously ruled incompetent. Since the assault on her, she has new medical issues.

According to the doctors she suffered a concussion which has caused complications to the dementia including memory loss and is not eating.”

Video stops before the two drive off in the Range Rover, hitting the male victim twice, according to the charging documents. The documents also say the male fell to the ground, losing a pistol that was in a holster on his waist. Video shows Carey taking the pistol back into the SUV.

“We really encourage people if they have a dashcam and they have something like this or something that’s out of the ordinary to let us know.” Johnson said.

Tracking down the car and the suspects was another feat for investigators. The license plate revealed a man, James Sullivan was the registered owner, but Sullivan says the car wasn’t stolen. He says he bought it for Dual though investigators say Sullivan “informed detectives that he was scared of her. He stated she has never hit or slapped him but will yell at him when he does not pay for things.”

Sullivan, admittedly embarrassed, estimated he had given more than $250,000 to Dual. He recalled an incident the week before where she was driving, hit another car, and kept driving.

In court documents, Dual admits to being part of the accident but says the victim was at fault for the crash, though investigators noted “Dual told detectives her version of events several times but would add new details each time.”

29-year-old Dual is charged with third degree assault and felony unlawful possession of a firearm and 33-year-old Carey is charged with those two crimes as well as felony assault. Washington State Patrol are asking anyone who saw the accident on July 30th to reach out to them.

“Maybe they’ve been involved in something else or if you saw that evening and haven’t talked to us, we’d love to hear from you too.” Johnson said.

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