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Driver seriously injured after truck crashes through fence and rolls in east Vancouver, say police

Police say speed and impairment were factors in the crash

By Amy Libby, Columbian Web Editor
Published: October 10, 2024, 7:52am

A speeding, impaired driver was seriously injured Wednesday morning when his truck rolled and he was partially ejected from the vehicle in east Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

According to a police statement, about 8:30 a.m. the driver of a Ford F-150 was westbound on Burton Road near 109th Avenue when he drove off the road, through a chain link fence and up an embankment toward Interstate 205.

The truck rolled back down the hill, coming to a stop on the driver’s side in a field just east of the freeway.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the truck.

He suffered life-threatening injuries and was take to a local hospital.

The driver’s identity has not been released.

Vancouver police say speed and impairment were factors in the crash.

The Vancouver police traffic unit is investigating.

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