Renton man pleads not guilty in rollover accident that injured two

Published 4:24 pm Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A 21-year-old Renton man pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of vehicular assault in a spectacular rollover accident Sept. 7 on South 180th Street in south Renton that injured two passengers.

Joseph Lee Meun was charged Sept. 19 in King County Superior Court. His next court appearance is Oct. 8 for a case setting.

Meun’s blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit at about 10 a.m. when the accident occurred, according to King County prosecutors.

Meun and his two passengers were trapped inside the Pontiac Grand Am after it veered off South 180th Street, hit a tree and turned over in a parking lot. Renton fire crews extricated the three from the car.