No one seriously hurt in crash on Highway 500

Three people were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Friday after a two-vehicle rear-end collision on state Highway 500 at Northeast 112th Avenue in Orchards.

Paramedics, firefighters and state troopers rushed to the scene shortly before 5 p.m. and found a 1998 Toyota pickup on its top and a car blocking the right lane, according to a bulletin from the Washington State Patrol.

Troopers said the pickup had been headed east when the driver had to stop for traffic.

Levi S. Larson, 28, of Portland, driving east in a 1983 Pontiac Firebird, crashed into the rear of the pickup, the bulletin said.

The driver of the truck, Jose A. Cazares, 35, and his passenger, Jose L. Cazares, 52, both of Vancouver, were taken to Portland’s Legacy Emanuel Medical Center as a precaution but weren’t believed seriously hurt.

Larson was taken to Emanuel with a cut on one hand and an abrasion to his head.

The crash was caused by Larson’s inattention and excessive speed and Larson was ticketed for excessive speed, the bulletin said.

The crash blocked eastbound traffic for about an hour.