PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The six-year-old child who was critically injured in a Vancouver crash on Wednesday has died, police announced on Friday.

The boy's father also passed away in the crash.

The crash is believed to have been caused by reckless driving, speed and “possible impairment,” the Vancouver police said.

James H. Paulson, 73, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail. He was charged with vehicular homicide and DUI.

The crash happened in the 6400 block of Northeast 137th Avenue, with police responding to the scene around 1:20 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man dead in the road and a 6-year-old child in a ditch, about 10 feet from the crash site. The child was taken to Randall Children’s Hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

After

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