Month: January 2011
Head-On Car Crash on Highway 97 Kills One, Injures Three
Date: December 30, 2010 Location: Highway 97 North of Bend Names: Derek Lybbert-Arizmendez, John Siemens, Angelica Mendoza, Javion Pineda According to an Oregon State Police news release, at about 12:23pm on December 30, 2010 a red 2000 Mercury Cougar driven by Derek Lybbert-Arizmendez, age 19 of Madras was headed south on Highway 97 near milepost… read more
Highway 97 Two Car Collision Caused by Drunk Driver
Date: January 12, 2011 Location: Highway 97 near Redmond Names: Deneice Tibbets, Stephanie Baldwin A Prineville woman was arrested for DUII following a two car collision on Highway 97 near Redmond. According to a news release from Oregon State Police, Deneice Tibbets, age 25 of Prineville, was driving a 2006 Dodge Stratus south on Highway… read more
Oregon Hit-and-Run Victim Obtains $100,000 Settlement
Portland personal injury attorney Sean DuBois of DuBois Law Group helped a young man obtain a favorable settlement of $100,000 in November 2010 for a hit-and-run accident that left him with a torn medial meniscus in his right knee that required an arthroscopic meniscectomy. The man’s settlement represents the maximum amount possible that could have… read more
Pregnant Woman Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver
Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Southwest Fourth Avenue & Alder St, Portland Names: Wondimagagn “Wondi” Ali A hit-and-run driver struck a pregnant woman and knocked her to the ground in a crosswalk at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Alder Street. Portland Police were called to the scene after reports were called in that a black SUV… read more
Fatal Car Collision on Highway 18
Date: December 29, 2010 Location: McMinnville, OR Names:Hye Kyung Kang, Erica Nada, Kevin G. Caulfield, Edward C. Rosera According to an Oregon State Police news release: At approximately 3:35am on December 29 a 2005 Hyundai driven by Erica Nada, age 49 of Beaverton, was heading west on Highway 18 near milepost 49 when it crossed… read more
Two Injured in Willamette Valley Truck Accident
Date: January 5, 2011 Location: Highway 36 West of Cheshire Names: Mark Crawford, Curtis Fisher, Alan Crawford Two vehicles collided in the predawn hours when a pickup truck ran a stop sign and was hit by a commercial truck along Highway 36 in Willamette Valley. Oregon State Police troopers reported that Mark Crawford, age 59… read more
Potential Risks Posed by Drivers with Medical Conditions
Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Hillsboro, OR Name: Unidentified Male Adult Concerned callers to 9-1-1 helped the Oregon State Police (OSP) find a man having a diabetic emergency and prevented possible tragedy. On December 29, 2010 at approximately 2:00pm a number of people called 9-1-1 to report that they had seen a possible DUII driver… read more
Woman Struck by Two Vehicles in Oregon Pedestrian Accident
Date: January 4, 2011 Location: Southeast 82nd Ave at Otty Road, Portland, OR Names: Chastity Ann Banks, Sarah E. Guenther, Craig H. Dunlap In updated news releases, Oregon State Police are now reporting that two separate vehicles ran over a woman who was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk recently. The woman was identified… read more
Drunk Driving Car Accident on Broadway Bridge Kills One
Date: December 29, 2010 Location: Portland, OR Names: Ashley Dettra, Andres Guillermo Escobedo Ashley Dettra, age 20 of Hillsboro, was ejected from the SUV she was riding in on the morning of December 26, 2010 and died at the scene. She was engaged to the driver of the vehicle at the time of her death,… read more
Horse Trailer Jackknifes, Collides with SUV on Highway 97
Date: December 28, 2010 Location: La Pine, OR Names: Jane Coby Webb, William Fiebig, Trent (child), Sydney (child), Moises Jimenez Garcia, Maria Garcia On December 27, 2010 at approximately 9:07 a.m. a 2006 Ford pickup truck pulling an empty 20-foot horse trailer driven by Jane Coby Webb, age 40, of Cherry Valley, California was headed… read more