Month: December 2009
Three-Car Crash Kills One, Injures Five in Idanha Oregon
Date: December 19, 2009 Location: Highway 22 east of Idanha, Oregon Names: Robert Lee Randis, Beverly J. Randis, Nicole Bowerman, Karlie Jean Callin, Dorian J. Dolinajec, Jessie E. Alway According to an Oregon State Police press release, a three-car crash on Highway 22 east of Idanha, Oregon, on December 19, 2009, killed a Terrebonne man… read more
Dallas Crash Seriously Injures Three
Date: December 19, 2009 Location: Highway 22 near Dallas, Oregon Names: Roy Warner, Catherine Warner, Jerry Dean Weber According to an Oregon State Police press release, a two-car crash seriously injured three people on December 19, 2009, around 2:20 PM on Highway 22, west of Dallas, Oregon. Oregon State Police Sergeant Bob Charpentier said that… read more
Two Killed, Others Injured in Crash
Date: December 18, 2009 Location: Highway 26 near Boring, Oregon Names: Anthony “Bruce” Petereit, Ashlee Bradbury, Terry Bradbury, Charles “Chaz” Bradbury, Dawn Nicole Misener A fatal crash on Highway 26 near Boring, Oregon, on December 18, 2009, has claimed a second life, according to The Oregonian. Anthony “Bruce” Petereit, 53, of Boring, was pronounced dead… read more
10-Year-Old Boy Hit by Truck in Oregon Pedestrian Accident
Date: December 15, 2009 Location: SW Baker Street & SW Keck Drive, McMinnville, Oregon Names: Austin Delmar Griffiths, Beverly Lynn Smith In a press release, McMinnville Police are reminding drivers and pedestrians to be especially careful during bad weather, after a 10-year-old pedestrian was hit by a truck December 15, 2009, around 5:35 PM at… read more
Hit-and-Run Kills One, Injures One
Date: December 15, 2009 Location: I-84, Ontario, Oregon Names: Milton Scot Belton, Miguel Victorio-Alvarez, Francisco Roberto Lecaro The Oregonian reports that on December 15, 2009, around 8 AM, two truck drivers, who had pulled to the side of the road to put on chains, were hit by a commercial truck. The accident, which occurred on… read more
Oregon Injury Lawyers Say: Get Unsafe Buses off the Road!
Date: December 8, 2009 This item comes from our “Better Late Than Never” file: The National Transportation Safety Board has called for procedures to remove unsafe buses from U.S. roads. According to the Chicago Tribune, the NTSB wants agencies to identify companies that operate substandard buses, take the buses out of service, and force the… read more
Man in Wheelchair Killed Crossing Street in Hermiston
Date: December 14, 2009 Location: SW 11th Street & W Orchard Avenue, Hermiston, Oregon Names: Alfred Earl Davis, James Thomas Obrien Alfred Earl Davis, 66, of Hermiston, Oregon, was the man struck and killed on December 14, 2009, while crossing the street in his motorized wheelchair. He died after he was hit by a truck… read more
Man Killed in Single-Truck Crash
Date: December 14, 2009 Location: Highway 47 near Gaston, Oregon Names: Alfred L. Spry Oregon State Police reported in a press release that Alfred L. Spry, 62, of Gaston, Oregon, died December 14, 2009, after his truck went off the highway and into the side ditch around 11 PM. The accident occurred during poor weather… read more
Cell Phone Companies Ignored Risks
Date: December 8, 2009 “Can your secretary take dictation at 55 MPH?” That’s the headline of a 1984 cell phone advertisement. The cellular phone pictured is larger than many desk phones, complete with a full-size, corded handset. Yet, the ad calls the device “perfect” for making calls from the road, and actually suggests using it… read more
McMinnville Teens Struck in Crosswalk
Date: December 11, 2009 Location: SW Agee St., McMinnville, Oregon Names: Jesus Anibal Arriaga, Dylan Arthur Granger, Scott Lee Albert Two teenage boys were hit by a car as they walked across SW Agee Street in McMinnville, Oregon, around 7:50 AM on December 11, 2009, according to a McMinnville Police Department press release. Jesus Anibal… read more