Man accused of ramming SUV with Kia sedan

A 40-year-old man faces two charges of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly ramming his Kia sedan into a Dodge SUV as many as six times in a north Spokane neighborhood. Francis J. Crowley is being held in the Spokane County Jail for the Sunday night incident for which he also faces a malicious mischief charge. Crowley is accused of speeding and slowing down erratically, following the Dodge Durango and repeatedly plowing into it with his Kia Spectra. The first responding police officer was dispatched around 8:35 p.m. to the area near East Everett Avenue and North Stone Street, according to court records. Crowley later was found trying to get back into his parked Kia about a mile and a half away, near the intersection of North Perry Street and East Empire Avenue, an officer reported. Officers took statements from the two occupants of the Durango as well as the driver of a third car who watched the scene unfold. They found paint from the Durango and on the Kia and estimated the damage at $5,000. Court records did not indicate whether police suspect Crowley of driving under the influence. His bond is set at $25,000.