JBLM resident accused of vehicular assault after passenger hurt in wreck, state patrol reports

A 26-year-old Joint Base Lewis-McChord resident, suspected of driving under the influence, could face a vehicular assault charge after crashing a car and injuring a passenger, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Just before 3 a.m. Friday, the man was headed west on state Route 142 at Olsen Road in Klickitat County, which is in south central Washington along the Columbia River. Troopers report the driver crossed Olsen Road, drove through a fence and crashed into a tree.

Both the driver and a passenger, a 54-year-old man from Goldendale, were hurt and taken to Klickitat Valley Health in Goldendale, according to State Patrol.

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