Photo: Brad Newgard
On October 9, 2022, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Vancouver Police, with assistance from the Vancouver Fire Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Coast Guard marine units, responded to the west waterfront area for the report of a boating collision. A female was riding a jet ski on the Columbia River westbound, and a male was riding a jet ski headed southbound when they collided. The female, 39 years of age, did not survive her injuries. The male and the female were not known to one another.
The Vancouver Police Traffic Unit began investigation and processed the male for possible impairment.
Stephen A. Lubeck, 29 years of age, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail for Vehicular Homicide and Operating a Vessel while Under the Influence.
Source: Vancouver Police