MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who drove away from a fender-bender collision and attempted to flee an officer is heading to prison for a year.

Domonick Sapp, 25, of Moses Lake, pleaded guilty in Grant County Superior Court to attempting to elude and hit-and-run. Sapp was sentenced to a year and one day behind prison bars. Sapp was initially charged with escape of community custody and third-degree driving with a suspended or revoked license, but the charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

On Feb. 2 a detective with the Moses Lake Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit was on patrol and stopped at the Stratford Road/Valley Road intersection. The officer reported hearing a loud thud behind him and witnessing a red Cadillac pull away from a fender-bender behind him. The Cadillac, driven by Sapp, pulled away from the collision and started driving through a nearby parking lot, according to court documents.

Sapp failed to pull over for the officer and drove back to Stratford Road, where he started driving north and illegally passed several vehicles in front of him.

“Stratford between Maple (Drive) and Stone Road is a one-lane road with a double turn lane. There was a vehicle northbound in front of Sapp and he used the double turn lane to pass it,” wrote the officer. “Sapp then came to another vehicle in front of him on northbound Stratford between Stone and Harris (Road). He again used the middle turn lane to pass it, not slowing at all.”

Sapp attempted to make a left turn onto Harris Road, but he was traveling too fast and ended up crashing the Cadillac. He was taken into custody without further incident.