Camas man faces charges 4 months after high-speed crash

A Camas man appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Monday to face charges of two counts of vehicular assault and one count of reckless driving four months after a serious-injury crash.

Andrew Colburn, 43, was behind the wheel of a black 2012 Cadillac CTS that was traveling east on Northwest Pacific Rim Boulevard in Camas on Feb. 13. According to court documents, the Cadillac struck the rear of a 2007 Nissan Murano that was turning west onto the roadway from Southeast Payne Road, then spun into oncoming traffic and was struck by a westbound tractor-trailer.

Colburn was seriously injured in the crash along with his passenger, Daniel E. Hubis, 44, of Vancouver.

The driver of the Nissan, Cheri M. Thomas, 45, of Camas also was transported to the hospital with minor injuries and later discharged. The tractor-trailer’s driver, Lewis C. Simmons, 53, of Amboy was not injured.

The four-month investigation included assistance from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office traffic investigation team and Washington State Patrol, Camas police Sgt. Scot Boyles said.

The Cadillac had been traveling 119 mph, and a breath test performed on Colburn determined he had a blood-alcohol concentration of .139, according to court documents. The legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers in Washington state is .08.

Clark County Superior Court Judge David Gregerson set Colburn’s bail at $75,000. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.