Year: 2011

Snow and Ice Cause Head-On Car Crash on Highway 26

Date: February 27, 2011 Location: U.S. Highway 26 East of Frog Lake Near Government Camp Names: Jeri May Larrance Bafford, Stephanie Clanin, Aaron W. Kuper Two residents of Central Oregon were injured when their pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on icy Highway 26 east of Frog Lake near Government Camp. News sources at KTVZ.com… read more

Fiery Car Crash on Highway 101 Hospitalizes One, Two Others Injured

Date: February 26, 2011 Location: Highway 101 Near Milepost 130 South of Depoe Bay Names: Nathan Wells Biel, James R. Reed, Joshua D. Mehl The driver of a car that burst into flames was pulled from the fiery crash and hospitalized in stable condition. News releases from the Oregon State Police stated that at about… read more

Man Dies after Shovel Tractor Falls into Mill Creek

Location: Seven Miles up the Mill Creek Mainline near Sheridan Name: Dan Fults According to local news reports, an Albany man was killed when the shovel tractor he was driving fell from a small bridge into Mill Creek near Sheridan. Dan Fults, age 44, worked as a loader operator at Rice Logging in Sweet Home…. read more

Oregon City Man Killed in Mt. Hood Meadows Skiing Accident

Location: Mount Hood Meadows Name: William James Cannard William James Cannard, age 41 of Oregon City, died after a skiing accident at Mt. Hood Meadows in which he fell on steep terrain and crashed into a tree. The accident happened at about 10:45am in the Memorial Bowl area, classified as a double black diamond run…. read more

Trucker Fined for Falsifying Driver’s Daily Logbook

Truck drivers have an important job that comes with many responsibilities. Some of these duties include following hours of service rules and accurately logging driving hours. However, as a recent Oregon commercial truck rollover crash demonstrates, truck driver fatigue and falsifying logbooks are still a problem. GazetteTimes.com reports that Oregon State Police cited a truck… read more

Investigation of Oregon Two-Vehicle Accident Continues

Two people are seriously injured after an Oregon vehicle crash occurred on U.S. 26 east of Frog Lake near Government Camp. The Oregonian reports the collision was head-on. Apparently, the driver of a 1999 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck drove over a patch of ice and lost control of the vehicle. As a consequence, the pickup… read more

Alcohol May Have Caused Oregon Highway 101 Injury Accident

A two-vehicle accident in Oregon on Highway 101 that left three people severely injured may have been caused by drunk driving. OregonLive.com reports that authorities have not released how alcohol may have contributed to the Oregon car crash. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. on February 26 when a 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Steven… read more

Hit-and-Run Driver in Salem Fatal Pedestrian Accident Turns Himself In

Location: 47th Avenue NE, Northeast Salem Names: Morales Singer, Jake Montano A 19-year-old man who had been sought in an Oregon hit-run fatality, finally turned himself in to police, according to The Oregonian. On Wednesday January 26 at about 11:30pm, Morales Singer, age 37 of Salem and a father of three, was struck and killed… read more

Careless Driver Causes Woman to be Ejected from Vehicle

Date: February 1, 2011 Location: 2900 Block of Northwest Division St., Gresham Names: Lisa Thompson, Darrel Bell, Sandy Olsen, Jaelyn Corsine The Portland Tribune reported that a man who was cited for careless driving caused a 3-car crash in which a woman was ejected from her vehicle. Darrel Bell, age 61 of Lyle, Washington, left… read more

Semi-Trailer Catches Fire on I-84, Driver Uninjured

Date: February 2, 2011 Location: I-84 East of Pendleton Name: Danny Rasco Oregon State Police reported that a commercial truck caught fire on I-84 east of Pendleton, closing the highway for over three hours. Danny Rasco, age 49, was driving a semi-trailer loaded with food and animal supplies from Idaho Falls when the truck lost… read more