Seahawks’ Derrick Coleman to be released from jail amid investigation

Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman is being released from jail pending an ongoing investigation into the incident that led to his arrest Wednesday on suspicion of vehicular assault and hit and run.

A statement from the King County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday indicated that the investigation is expected to take at least a month to complete, and not until then will a decision be made on whether to charge Coleman.

The statement noted that the expected timetable for the investigation includes waiting on the results of toxicology tests that will determine whether Coleman was impaired when he crashed into another vehicle Wednesday in Bellevue. The Bellevue Police Department said Thursday that there was enough evidence at the scene of the accident to suspect that Coleman have been under the influence drugs or alcohol.

Coleman was scheduled to make his first appearance in court Friday, but that has been waived.

Coleman has been suspended indefinitely by the Seahawks pending further information about the incident. Coach Pete Carroll didn’t discuss the specifics of the situation when he joined KIRO Radio 97.3 FM Friday but he said the team expects to “figure out what this is all about in probably the days to come.”

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