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OSP Investigates Sam Barlow Coach in Hit-and-Run Crash

Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Oregon 99E near South Lone Elder Road, Aurora, Oregon Names: Benjamin Story, Larry Scott Vang The Oregonian reports that Oregon State Police have identified a Sam Barlow High School assistant football coach as a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured Benjamin Story, 23, of Aurora, on October 31,… read more

UPDATE: Community holds benefit for hit-and-run victim

The Gresham Outlook posted this story about the community of family, friends, and neighbors that is pulling for hit-and-run victim Jerome Calcagno. Calcagno was hit while crossing the road in October. To our knowledge, the driver never stopped. Let’s grow this already large community to include those who are concerned about tragedy, and let’s find… read more

URGENT: Toyota and Lexus Safety Alert

Date: September 29, 2009 In the wake of a tragic crash that killed a California Highway Patrol officer and three members of his family, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. issued a news release September 29, 2009, urging owners to remove the driver’s side floor mats from eight Toyota and Lexus models immediately, and not to replace… read more

Passerby Rescues Mother, Children from Submerged Car After Crash

A Good Samaritan pulled four people, including three small children, from an SUV half submerged in the rushing waters of a creek on November 18, 2009, after the vehicle crashed on Widow Creek Road in Newport, Oregon, and rolled down an embankment. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office told the Newport News Times that alcohol was involved… read more

One Pedestrian Killed, One Injured in Crash

Date: November 1, 2009 Location: SE 80th Avenue & Foster Road, Portland, Oregon Names: Lindsay A. Leonard, Jessica Finlay Two women walking home from a nearby Fred Meyer store were hit by a car on November 1, 2009, around 7:30 PM, as they crossed a marked but poorly lit intersection at SE 80th Avenue and… read more

Truck Drivers Injured in Head-On Crash

Date: November 17, 2009 Location: Highway 138, Sutherlin, Oregon Names: William Nye, Jason Marlin Two unloaded logging trucks crashed into each other head on, November 17, 2009, around 1 PM, on Highway 138 in Sutherlin, Oregon, and Oregon State Police troopers told KPIC.com that the drivers were lucky to be alive. “If they had both… read more

Richer Healthcare Execs Is a Pill We Can’t Swallow

Date: October 5, 2009 OK, so maybe healthcare is not the funniest topic to arise out of 2009 – or the past two decades for that matter. But thank goodness for Hollywood (if only this once) for poking fun at the situation of healthcare reform. And you want to know what’s funny? They’ve made one… read more

Car Crash Injures Pedestrian in Parking Lot

Date: October 29, 2009 Location: Sunset Esplanade, Hillsboro, Oregon Names: Angela Walters, Jeffrey Kenney Angela Walters, 29, of Hillsboro, Oregon, had just gotten off a bus and was hurrying through the Sunset Esplanade parking lot on October 29, 2009, around 4:15 PM, when she was struck by a car, according to The Hillsboro Argus. Police… read more

Multi-Vehicle Crash Seriously Injures Clackamas Man

Date: October 23, 2009 Location: Highway 99E near South End Road, Canby, Oregon Names: Kenneth R. Laughton, Jr., Mykhaylo M. Zalozh According to the Canby Herald Online, Kenneth R. Laughton, Jr., 50, of Clackamas, Oregon, was seriously injured when his SUV crossed the center line on Highway 99E north of South End Road, between Canby… read more

State Police Seek Vehicle of Interest After Fatal Pedestrian Crash

Date: October 24, 2009 Location: Hwy. 34 west of I-5, Linn County, Oregon Names: Mary Ann Bradford, William Blake According to an Oregon State Police press release, Mary Ann Bradford, 42, whose last known residence was in Klawock, Alaska, died after she ran out onto Highway 34, about 100 yards west of I-5, in Linn… read more