Man faces vehicular assault charge after crash on State Route 500

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A 60-year-old Vancouver man is expected to face a charge of vehicular assault after a single-vehicle crash that injured a passenger Tuesday on State Route 500.

According to the Washington State Patrol, drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, which occurred near 53rd Street at about 3:40 p.m.

Mark E. Brandt was behind the wheel of a 2005 Cadillac traveling west on State Route 500 near mile marker 12 when the vehicle left the roadway, collided with a pole and rolled, according to the state patrol.



Jason S. Mollett, 44, of Vancouver, was a passenger in the vehicle. He was transported to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center with unspecified injuries.

The vehicle was totaled.