A Battle Ground mother injured in a crash last week has been released from the hospital but her 9-year-old daughter remains in critical condition.
Anna Konovalchik, 44, was first listed in critical condition at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center following a crash Wednesday evening with an alleged drunken driver. Her condition improved and she was released from the hospital on Sunday.
Konovalchik’s 9-year-old daughter was taken via Life Flight Wednesday to Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland. Hospital staff reported Monday that the girl remains in critical condition.
Konovalchik’s 13-year-old son, Jacob Konovalchik, also was injured in the crash but was treated and released from PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center the night of the crash, according to hospital staff.
The three family members were traveling south on Northeast 182nd Avenue in a minivan at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday when they were struck by a westbound Chevrolet pickup, according to court documents.
The driver of the pickup, Shane Turner, 31, of Battle Ground faces three counts of vehicular assault and was booked into the Clark County Jail. He reportedly posted $25,000 bail Thursday and was released.
Bob Carlson, pastor at Brush Prairie Baptist Church, has known the Konovalchik family for the nine years he’s led the local congregation. He’s been helping to support the family over the past five days.
“We’re five days after the accident and she’s in critical condition, that’s a difficult place to be at this point,” he said. “No parent wants to be in that situation.”
Konovalchik works for the Battle Ground School District, said Sean Chavez, district spokesman. Carlson said Konovalchik’s husband, Vitaly, is an automotive mechanic.
Friends of the family are raising money online to cover the family’s expenses such as food, gas to and from the hospital and other unexpected costs.
The page collected more than $3,000 in three days.
“I’ve been hearing from people who have been in that situation. … They know about the unexpected expenses even before you start looking at the medical bills,” Carlson said. “How the community has responded was very overwhelming.”
