Photograph credit Oregon State Police
Highway 30, Multnomah County, Columbia County | 20 Feb 2012
A 63-year old St. Helens-area man was arrested by Oregon State Police (OSP) following a two-vehicle injury traffic crash Monday afternoon on Highway 30 near the Multnomah/Columbia County line. Two people were injured in the crash that restricted traffic along the highway to one lane for about 3 hours.
On February 20, 2012 at approximately 12:15 p.m. a 2005 Dodge pickup driven by EDWARD J. BROWN, age 63, from St. Helens, was traveling north on Highway 30 near milepost 18 when, according to witnesses, it collided into the rear of a 2008 Nissan Versa at a high rate of speed. The impact forced the Nissan off the shoulder where it crashed into a tree.
Two female passengers in the Nissan were transported to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The male driver accompanied them to the hospital. Their names are not available for this release.
BROWN was not injured and was arrested by OSP on the following charges:
* DUII
* Reckless Driving
* Recklessly Endangering Another Person
* Assault in the Fourth Degree
He was lodged in the Columbia County Jail.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Scappoose Police Department, Scappoose Fire Department and Columbia River Fire & Rescue.
