A driver was accused of allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after he detoured through a front lawn in the Burnt Bridge Creek neighborhood Thursday and crashed through a fence on the other side of the property.
Richard A. Easter, 40, of Vancouver was arrested following the crash at about 3:30 p.m. on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run, property damage.
Friday evening he was being held at the Clark County Jail in lieu of $750 bail.
At about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Easter drove his small black SUV through the front yard of a home near the intersection of Northeast 49th Street and Northeast 151st Avenue, according to a police report. His car nearly slid between a small gap and a storage building. It didn’t avoid contact entirely, clipping the storage building before smashing through the fence.
Easter was evaluated on scene by the Vancouver Fire Department and American Medical Response. A Vancouver Police Department test for driving under the influence of alcohol triggered his arrest.
There were no injuries reported.
A damage estimate was not available.
Cougar man dies of injuries sustained in June 17 cycle crash
A 39-year-old Cougar man injured in an airborne motorcycle crash along state Highway 503 has died, according to an official at the Clark County Medical Examiner’s office.
Rory A. Witham died Tuesday of “multiple blunt force injuries” sustained in the June 17 crash on the stretch of highway in Cougar that is also known as Lewis River Road.
Witham was pronounced dead at 8:49 a.m. Tuesday.
Witham was flown to Southwest Washington Medical Center by Life Flight helicopter after the crash. He had suffered a broken leg and internal injuries. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
