Regional briefs for Tuesday, April 14

Olympian News Services • Published April 14, 2009

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Olympia

Man arrested, suspected of home burglary

Olympia police arrested a man on suspicion of residential burglary Sunday night.

When officers responded to a call at 11:40 p.m. at a home in the 1400 block of 13th Avenue Southwest, they discovered the door had been kicked in and a suspect was inside. As officers surrounded the home, a man left through the front door, carrying an armload of property, including two firearms.

Officers arrested Russell T. Bouveia, 45, and booked him into the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary, first-degree theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Driver arrested after vehicle rolls into pond

A man who rolled his Ford Explorer in a 4-foot-deep retention pond Sunday evening was pulled from the vehicle by neighborhood residents and then booked into Olympia City Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The driver was Horacio Cruz-Ronquillo, 37.

The incident happened about 9:30 p.m. near 36th Avenue and Boulevard Road Southeast. Officers found the vehicle on its side in the pond on the east side of Boulevard. The vehicle had driven over a small tree and through a cedar fence before hitting the water.

South Sound

Tenino woman charged in fatal crash

A Tenino woman was charged Thursday with one count each of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after a January traffic crash on 180th Avenue Southeast that killed the passenger in her car, according to court papers.

Karen Lynn Clark, 56, is set to be arraigned in Thurston County Superior Court on April 21.

According to court papers, during the Jan. 12 crash, Clark was headed east on 180th Avenue when she failed to negotiate a right curve, overcorrected, and hit a tree. Passenger James Allen Nernodle, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Clark's arm was broken.

"Defendant admitted drinking several whiskeys that evening and had a strong odor of intoxicants about her," said State Patrol troopers who investigated the crash.

Clark's blood-alcohol content three hours after the crash was 0.20, which is above the legal limit for drunken driving.

Forest Service Road 22 to close for work

Forest Service Road 22, also known as the Camp Grisdale Road, is under construction in the Olympia National Forest north of Montesano and will be closed intermittently through October or November.

Until July 8 and after Aug. 15, the road will be closed to all but emergency vehicles from 6 a.m. Tuesdays through 6 p.m. Thursdays. The road will be completely closed to all but emergency vehicles July 8 through Aug. 15.

The best alternate route will be the Donkey Creek Road (Forest Service Road 22), north of Hoquiam. For more information, call 360-956-2353 or go to www.fs.fed.us/r6/olympic.

Olympian News Services