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Two women were injured Wednesday morning in a crash on state Highway 500 that police say was caused by tailgating.
The crash was reported at 10:57 a.m. on eastbound Highway 500 at St. Johns Boulevard. Linda D. Ruckerjones, 62, of Vancouver was driving her Chrysler minivan behind a BMW X6, driven by Nalleli Aguilar, 26, of Aloha, Ore. The BMW slowed for traffic and was rear-ended by the minivan, according to the Washington State Patrol.
A pickup truck, big rig and jeep were involved in a collision that snarled Thursday evening traffic on Interstate 5 northbound, north of the Battle Ground exit. Allen J. Moditz, 51, of Ridgefield was driving a jeep north on the interstate when he attempted to pass a pickup truck that was driving in the left lane, said Trooper Will Finn, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. Both cars went to change lanes at the same time. The big rig, which was hauling milk, got involved and pushed the jeep through the cable barrier off the side of the road.
A woman walking with her dog on Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue was seriously injured Wednesday night when she was struck by a vehicle. The accident was reported at 9:16 p.m. in the 8600 block of Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue, across from Target. The northbound vehicle struck the woman as she crossed the roadway, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. The woman was transported to a local hospital, said Sgt. Fred Neiman, spokesman for the agency. The driver was uninjured and was cooperating with law enforcement.
Kenneth L. Jones, 29, allegedly was under the influence of the drug Clonazepam when he drove his 1995 Honda Accord off the highway around 8:40 p.m. between Mileposts 7 and 8, about a mile west of the 164th Avenue exit. The vehicle rolled and landed upside down, killing Alexander, 46, who was a passenger in the vehicle, and pinning Jones in the driver’s seat, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in court. Jones faces charges of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence at his Oct. 11 arraignment.
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A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 205 southbound sent at least two people to hospitals Sunday evening, said Trooper Will Finn of the Washington State Patrol. Shortly before 5 p.m., a trooper stopped a southbound driver on I-205 just north of 134th Street for suspicion of DUI. While on that call, the trooper saw three cars collide on I-205 near 134th Street at 4:59 p.m. One vehicle burst into flames. Both lanes at that spot on I-205 were blocked for more than an hour. Cars were allowed to use the freeway shoulder. The lanes were opened at 6:06 p.m.
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