A 20-year-old Vancouver man was critically injured Monday evening when his car crashed into a tree in Hazel Dell, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
A sheriff’s office statement said Angel Gonzalez was driving a 1993 Honda Civic in the 2600 block of Minnehaha Street at about 6:16 p.m. when the car went off the road and crashed into a large cedar tree.
Evidence gathered at the scene indicated the car was traveling at a significant speed prior to the crash.
Gonzales, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was unconscious and transported to an area hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.