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Six vehicles damaged in crash on Padden

By John Branton
Published: April 22, 2010, 12:00am

A Vancouver woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment for slamming into five cars Wednesday on Northeast Padden Parkway near Ward Road, east of Orchards.

Monica White, 25, crashed her Volkswagen Jetta into a Toyota pickup, netting a total of six vehicles in the rush-hour, rear-ender.

White was released into her husband’s custody with a summons to appear in court, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Steve Schatzel. White’s infant daughter was not injured.

At least one person was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.

The eastbound lane of Padden Parkway was blocked until about 6:45 p.m. as officials dealt with the accident.

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Rescuers and police were called to the crash, in the eastbound lane between 152nd Avenue and Ward, about 5:30 p.m., said Capt. Kevin Murray with the Vancouver Fire Department.

The last car to crash into the pileup, White’s Jetta, had caught fire, but all occupants of the tangled vehicles had exited before firefighters arrived and stopped the blaze.

The cars were “all sandwiched together,” Murray said.

Rear-end collisions, caused by drivers who don’t pay attention, drive too fast and follow other cars too closely, happen frequently in Clark County.

Four of the six cars involved in the crash were totaled. The other two incurred minor damage and were driven from the scene.

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