Shauna Medlin, 41, killed in crash on Washougal River Road on June 1.

A Vancouver woman died Sunday afternoon in a Washougal crash that's being investigated as a possible vehicular homicide. The crash happened around 1 p.m. Sunday. Shauna Medlin, 41, was a passenger in a 2007 Dodge pickup driven by James Benton, 66, of Washougal. According to the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, the pickup left Washougal River Road and rolled over just east of North Fork Road in rural western Skamania County, south of a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish hatchery. Emergency responders pronounced Medlin dead at the scene. Benton was arrested and booked into the Skamania County Jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide. "This collision is under further investigation," said Skamania Undersheriff Dave Cox. "Preliminary investigation shows that speed was a contributing factor. Our condolences go out to the Medlin family for this tragic event."

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