The teenager killed in an Aug. 2 car crash near Camas was an 18-year-old from Washougal, according to a statement from the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Nicholas Allen Ortiz died of blunt trauma. His death in the crash was ruled an accident, according to the office.

Clark County sheriff’s deputies were called to a single-car crash in the 28600 block of Northeast Reilly Road, east of Fern Prairie, just after midnight, according to a press release from the agency. A 911 caller said a passenger in the car was unresponsive.

The sheriff’s office said the vehicle was eastbound, when it left the road and struck a tree.

Deputies arrived and assisted in performing CPR on Ortiz, but he died at the scene.

The 19-year-old driver of the car was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Ce

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