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Sunday, June 29, 2008
By Howard Buck, Columbian Staff Writer

A Kelso motorcyclist was injured critically Saturday when he was hit by bales of hay falling off a truck in the opposite lane near Woodland, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The man, whose name was not released, was rounding a corner on Northwest Hayes Road about 3:56 p.m. when the accident occurred, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Bill Roberts. The man was taken by Life Flight to an area hospital and listed in critical condition.

A 43-year-old Longview woman who was a passenger on the man’s 2007 Suzuki motorcycle was transported to a different hospital for injuries that were not believed to be life threatening, Roberts said. Her name was not released

The name of the truck’s driver was not released.

Prescription drug bust

A Vancouver couple and a Battle Ground man were arrested Friday on drug charges, following a clumsy attempt to sell prescription drugs.

Battle Ground police responded when a local medical clinic reported an “unintentional voicemail” from a man attempting to arrange a drug sale.

Enough information was left on the message for police to set up a phony purchase, at which point they apprehended three subjects and found a large amount of prescription drugs.

Donald P. Burruss, 40, of Vancouver, was charged with intent to deliver legend drugs. He remained in Clark County Jail on Saturday, with five outstanding warrants.

Katy J. Burruss, 38, was charged with intent to deliver legend drugs, and possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

Greg L. Johnson, 40, of Battle Ground, also spent Saturday in Clark County Jail, on a meth possession charge.

Friday motorcycle wreck

A Vancouver man remained in serious condition Saturday at Southwest Washington Medical Center after a motorcycle accident in north Clark County Friday afternoon.

The Sheriff’s Office said John Orday, 34, of Vancouver, apparently failed to make the turn from Northeast 88th Avenue onto 379th Street, where he lost control and fell shortly before 6 p.m.

The crash near the View district is under investigation, with alcohol a possible factor, the Sheriff’s Office said.