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On 7/1/2020 at 11:49 pm, CCSO deputies and EMS personnel were dispatched to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in the 12700 block of NE 359th Street. Upon arrival, first responders discovered a man lying in the roadway. He had been struck by a Ford Transit work van traveling west on NE 359th Street. NE 359th Street is a 50 mph two-lane rural roadway with no shoulder located north of Battle Ground.
The driver, identified as Aleksandr Kechick, stated that the male crossed directly into his path from the south side of the roadway. After the collision, Kechik and a passerby provided aid to the male until EMS personnel arrived. The male, later identified as Jordan A. Soliday, was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries. Kechik provided a statement to deputies and remained at the scene. Kechik was not arrested nor was he issued any citations.
Sadly, Soliday succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital at around 5:30 am on 7/2/2020
Soliday, age 23, was a resident of north Battle Ground. Kechik, age 57, is a resident of Brush Prairie.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit is actively investigating this collision.