Malsch pleads not guilty following hit-and-run collision last month

Robert Malsch, a 21-year-old man from Lynnwood charged with vehicular homicide, hit-and-run felony and reckless driving last month, was arraigned Wednesday morning at the King County Courthouse and entered a not guilty plea.

Robert Malsch, a 21-year-old man from Lynnwood charged with vehicular homicide, hit-and-run felony and reckless driving last month, was arraigned Wednesday morning at the King County Courthouse and entered a not guilty plea.

Malsch was involved in a two-car collision early Feb. 28, which resulted in the death of driver in the other car. The other driver was identified as Michael Ey.

According to an earlier report, Redmond police and fire crews responded to the collision reported by a passerby at approximately 1:16 a.m. Malsch was seen  running from one of the vehicles involved in the collision, during which both vehicles — Malsch’s red 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit and Ey’s white 2010 Honda Fit — had exited State Route 520. A Redmond Police Department K-9 team tracked Malsch a short distance away, and according to the report, court documents state that after he was located, one officer “noted a faint odor of intoxicants on Malsch’s breath and another noted he had physical signs consistent with having consumed intoxicants.”

Malsch’s case setting hearing is scheduled for April 2.