A 21-year-old Port Ludlow man will get three months in jail for vehicular assault after he reached a plea agreement and admitted his guilt in a “joy riding” crash in February that sent a passenger to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.

Dane Josef Deming agreed to a change of plea Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court after prosecutors asked Judge Keith Harper to sentence Deming to the bottom of the standard range, and the judge agreed.

Deming, a 2020 graduate of Port Angeles High School, was arrested the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 26 after a witness called 911 to report the crash.

Authorities allege that Deming was under the influence at the time he was arrested the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 26 when his Ford F-150 pickup truck went off the road.

The witness told the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office he saw the Ford go off the road and Deming crawl out of it after the pickup rolled over on its side.

Two passengers, both females, were hurt and one had serious injuries that sent her to Harborview in Seattle for treatment.

Deming’s jail time will be followed by 12 months of community custody, and he was also ordered to get a treatment evaluation and abide by any recommendations. He was told to not have any contact with the victims of the crash and pay $600 in legal obligations. He was given credit for previously serving one day in jail.

Deming was facing a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. The court noted the offense was a “strike” under state law; defined as a most serious offense. Defendants found guilty of three strike offenses face a mandatory life sentence in prison.

When asked if he had anything to say during his sentencing Friday, Deming told the judge he wanted to move on with his life as soon as possible.

“Good luck with everything,” Harper told him.