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Motorcyclist Injured in Crash with Suspended Driver
Date: October 9, 2009 Location: Hwy. 140 & S 6th Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon Names: Dwight Gobble, Eric Stowers Dwight Gobble, 41, of Malin, Oregon, was seriously injured on October 9, 2009, while riding his motorcycle in Klamath Falls, Oregon, when Eric Stowers, 26, steered his truck into the motorcycle’s path. The accident occurred near… read more
Cannon Beach Motorcycle-Truck Collision Kills One
Date: October 7, 2009 Location: Highway 101, Cannon Beach, Oregon Names: Alan G. Gelvin, Edward Jones, Carol Jones Alan G. Gelvin, 55, of Seattle, Washington, was killed October 7, 2009, when he slid into oncoming traffic and was hit by an Oregon couple in a pickup truck. The accident took place around 3:20 PM on… read more
Oregon Attorney Killed in Head-On Crash
Date: September 30, 2009 Location: U.S. Highway 20 near Buchanan, Oregon Names: Charles Simmons, Sterling Wilson, Pamela Wilson Charles Simmons, 32, an attorney from Nyssa, Oregon, was killed around 7:20 AM, September 30, 2009, in a head-on collision while on his way to Harney County Circuit Court in Burns for a hearing. The Argus Observer… read more
Brooks Oregon Man Seriously Injured in Crash with Truck
Date: October 2, 2009 Location: Highway 99E, Brooks, Oregon Names: Abimeal Jaime, Dvane H. Wood According to The Oregonian, Abimeal Jaime, 27, of Keizer, Oregon, was seriously injured in a collision with a truck driven by Dvane H. Wood, 45, of Damascus, Oregon. The accident occurred October 2, 2009, around 3:30 AM.
Motorcycle-Truck Crash Seriously Injures Alaska Man
Date: October 6, 2009 Location: S Partlow Road & S Central Point Road, Oregon City, Oregon Names: Michael Lawrence Michael Lawrence, 38, of Anchor Point, Alaska, was seriously injured on October 6, 2009, when his motorcycle hit a truck in Oregon City, Oregon, according to The Oregonian. The collision occurred around 9 PM as Lawrence… read more
Grandmother, Baby Grandson Killed in Rollover
Date: September 27, 2009 Location: I-84 near Baker City, Oregon Names: Juana Lopez-Lopez, Jonathan Mendoza-Lopez, Raul Mendoza-Lopez, Mireya Lopez, Hahir Emmanuel Mendoza-Lopez A family vacation turned tragic on September 27, 2009, when a car containing five family members swerved off the road and rolled down an embankment, killing a 60-year-old grandmother and a 4-month-old infant…. read more
Phantom Vehicle Sought in Fatal Rollover
Date: September 29, 2009 Location: Highway 26 and SW Dover Lane, Madras Names: Richard Wayne Breese, Ronald Dale Calkins, Carol Calkins, Dottie Breese (Photo: Oregon State Police) The Oregon State Police have issued a press release requesting the public’s help in finding a “phantom” vehicle that played a role in an accident near Madras. A… read more
COPS Crew Seriously Injured in Portland
Date: September 29, 2009 Location: SE 136th Avenue and Stark Street, Portland Names: Jeffrey Ruppel, Robert King Alcohol may have been a factor in a head-on collision that seriously injured a member of the film crew for the reality television show COPS, which was filming in Portland. On September 29, 2009, at about 9 PM,… read more
Rainy Weather Driving Tips
Date: September 30, 2009 “Expect rain, overcast skies through the weekend,” reads the headline of a September 30, 2009, article in The Oregonian. Locals may be so used to similar weather predictions that the standard reaction might be, “More rain? What else is new?” But a late-September downpour demonstrated that rain can cause serious traffic… read more
Family Members Sought after Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Date: September 25, 2009 Location: U.S. Highway 20 east of Bend Names: Michael William Cleary In a press release, the Oregon State Police have requested the public’s help in locating the family of Michael William Cleary, a 61-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Bend. The accident occurred around 12:30 AM, September… read more