News brief: Head-on crash in stolen car blamed on Vader man

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

Two people from Vader were injured when their stolen car crossed a centerline and hit a pickup truck head on yesterday on a Clark County highway.

Troopers responded about 5:15 p.m. to state Route 503 about seven miles north of Battle Ground where they observed both vehicles were totaled, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Both Jeffrey D. Tester, 32, and his passenger, Heather A. Johnson, 26, were wearing their seat belts, as was the driver of the Ford F-150 pickup truck, James C. Davidson, 55, Yacolt, according to the state patrol.

All three were transported to  PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, in Vancouver, with unspecified injuries, the investigating trooper reports.

Tester is facing charges of driving under the influence, possession of a stolen vehicle and driving with a suspended license, according to the state patrol. The stolen vehicle is described as white 2004 Nissan Altima.

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One Response to “News brief: Head-on crash in stolen car blamed on Vader man”

  1. Tim Nelson says:
    Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    Heather A. Johnson and the state of WASHINGTON both need to be held criminally negligent for this accident. She was just released from jail, without bail. She is WANTED!!! by several other local/federal police officials. She is a self proclaimed “gang member”, with a short violent fuse. All attempts by her family to require officials to have her receive jail time, for her own good (tough love) fall on deaf ears. Officials will not even look for warrants in other places, there are many.
    In short she needs to be taken from society before she kills.
    Thank you