Washougal man faces vehicular homicide charges

An 85-year-old Washougal man is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly hitting two people with his car outside the Big Foot Inn tavern in Washougal on Sunday, Dec. 22, killing one.

According to a probable-cause report, Washougal police officer Trevor Claudson arrived at the scene of a reported injury collision in the 100 block of Pendleton Street in downtown Washougal, near the Big Foot Inn, around 2:45 p.m. Dec. 22, where he observed a person, later identified as Theadore Jones, pinned underneath a Subaru Legacy, and Jesse Shehan, 85, of Washougal, sitting in the driver’s seat.