Child killed in wrong way crash on I-5 near north of Vancouver

A 6-year-old boy was killed Friday after a wrong-way driver crashed into a car carrying a mother and her three children on Interstate 5 north of Vancouver, according to Washington State Patrol.

The crashed happened just before 2 p.m. near the SR 502 Exit west of Battle Ground, WSP Trooper Will Finn said. Moments before, WSP had received reports of a wrong-way driver headed south on the interstate.

WSP did not immediately release the child's name but said he was from La Center, Wash. According to WSP, it is not known if the boy was wearing a seatbelt.

His 10-year-old brother was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver and then flown to Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Their mother, Ericka Gorremans, 32, was taken to PeaceHealth. The extent of their injuries is not known.

Two people were trapped and had to be freed, and CPR had to be performed on one of the children, Finn said.

He said the driver who was driving the wrong way was the only person in the car.

According to WSP, that driver, 84-year-old Gage W. Musgrave was taken to PeaceHealh to be treated for his injuries. The extent of the injuries is unknown.

WSP says it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.

Musgrave was driving a white 2005 Toyota four-door Avalon. Gorremans was driving a gray 2008 Nissan four-door Altima.

A third vehicle, a 2013 Ford F-150 was damaged, as well. The driver of that vehicle was not injured.

The left and center lanes of northbound I-5 were blocked but has since been cleared.