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Bicyclist Killed, Drivers Cited in Fatal N. Portland Accident

Date: November 4, 2009 Location: North Willamette Blvd. & North Haven Ave., Portland, Oregon Names: Kipp Crawford, Carlos Tyrone McCall, Felisa Washington-Berry So many questions remain surrounding the death of Kipp Crawford, 31, a Portland, Oregon, musician who died November 4, 2009, after he was found on the road next to his bike. According to… read more

Truck Crash in Vida, Oregon Seriously Injures Driver

Date: October 19, 2009 Location: Highway 126E, Vida, Oregon Names: Forrest D. King Forrest D. King, 21, of Vida, Oregon, was seriously injured around 2:40 AM, October 19, 2009, when he lost control of his 1993 Subaru truck on Highway 126E. According to an Oregon State Police press release, the truck was westbound when it… read more

Pedestrian Killed in Grants Pass Car Crash

Date: October 20, 2009 Location: Highway 238 (Williams Highway), Grants Pass, Oregon Names: Timothy Brian Thomas Harden, Stephen Ewan A 28-year-old Grants Pass, Oregon, man died October 20, 2009, after he ran from his driveway into the road for unknown reasons, directly into the path of a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser traveling east on Highway… read more

Driver Seriously Injured in Highway 97 Truck Crash

Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Highway 97 north of Madras, Oregon Names: Kesar Bhatti According to an Oregon State Police press release, Kesar Bhatti, 51, of Stockton, California, was seriously injured around 3 PM, October 17, 2009, when his commercial truck and trailer, loaded with apples, left the road on Highway 97 about three miles… read more

DUII Rollover Crash Injures Two Passengers

Date: October 15, 2009 Location: 10138 Donald Road NE, Donald, Oregon Names: Cassandra Westgate, James Cothern, Shawn Stearns According to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office press release, an Aurora man was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and two counts of assault on October 15, 2009, after an early-morning car crash injured his… read more

19-Year-Old Pulls Woman from Burning Car

Date: October 17, 2009 Location: Highway 22 & Joseph Street SE, Salem, Oregon Names: Destiny Edwards, Nickolas Edwards A 19-year-old Oregon man saved a woman’s life on October 17, 2009, when he saw her trapped inside a burning car on Highway 22 and Joseph Street SE in Salem, Oregon, and pried the car’s windshield off… read more

Gresham Police Seek Witnesses to Hit-and-Run

Date: October 29, 2009 Location: NE 201st Ave. & Sandy Blvd. Names: Jerome Calcagno Gresham police need help finding the driver who was involved in a hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian on October 29, 2009. Jerome Calcagno, 79, of Gresham, was crossing the street at NE 201st Avenue & Sandy Boulevard when a vehicle struck… read more

11-Year-Old Boy Takes Coleman to Court

Date: 10/29/09 Names: Trevor Dennis, Alysha Reed In an example of how the American justice system should work, 11-year-old Trevor Dennis and his mother, Alysha Reed, are going to trial in a defective product case against The Coleman Co. Trevor suffered from serious burns after a ProCat heater caught fire in the family’s camping equipment… read more

Car Hits Two Women Waiting for Highway Help

Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Highway 26, Vista Ridge Tunnel, Portland Oregon Names: Caprice Miller, Jessica Kvidera, Fabian Fertig Two women who had crashed their truck and were waiting for help on Highway 26 in Portland, Oregon, were struck by a car that lost control as it exited the Vista Ridge Tunnel, October 21, 2009…. read more

Protecting Your Kids from the #1 Risk This Halloween

Date: October 27, 2009 Halloween is a time for scary stories, and often it’s the grownups getting spooked. Parents hear warnings about stranger danger, razor blades, and LSD in candy bags. There’s even a scientific study on eye injuries from throwing raw eggs. Some folks worry about black cats. But the real danger on Halloween… read more