VANCOUVER, Wash — One person and pet died when a driver crashed into a house in Vancouver, Washington Thursday evening, according to Vancouver Police Department.
The woman was later identified as 37-year-old Danielle A. Abrahams. The Clark County Medical Examiner's Office released her identity on Monday, and said she died from mechanical asphyxia due to being pinned under the car when it crashed into the house.
Vancouver Fire Department responded at around 6:40 p.m. to reports of a vehicle crashing into a home with occupants trapped at 2607 Unander Avenue near the intersection of Fourth Plain and Fruit Valley Road.
A woman and a family pet inside the home were pronounce dead at the scene, police said. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threating injuries. Police have not released the identity of the driver.
Preliminary investigation indicates the driver was speeding then hit a median curb, crashed through a fence before smashing into the house. Police said impairment and speed are factors in the crash.
Two other people who lived in the home were displaced, fire officials said.
Pending charges for the driver include DUII and vehicular homicide, according to a press release from Vancouver police.
Vancouver Fire's Heavy Rescue and Technical Rescue teams worked to ensure that the home did not collapse on emergency responders while working to remove the trapped occupants.
Two ambulances from American Medical Response, 17 fire crew members, and the Vancouver Fire Chaplain also responded at the scene.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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