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Update on Girl Injured by Shotput at Molalla High School

Date: April 12, 2011 Location: Molalla High School Name: Shania Rice Shania Rice was airlifted to OHSU by helicopter on April 12 after a three-pound discus hit her in the back of her head at the Molalla High School track. Superintendent Wayne Kostur has reportedly said that Rice entered the discus landing area during practice…. read more

Girl Injured After Hit in the Head by Shotput at Molalla High School

Date: April 12, 2011 Location: Molalla High School Name: Unidentified teen girl A 14-year-old girl was airlifted to Oregon Health and Science University Hospital after she was accidentally struck in the head by a shotput. A Molalla Fire District emergency crew responded to the Molalla High School track at 357 Francis St. at about 4:30pm… read more

Ford Expanding Recall of F-150 Pickup Trucks

Ford Motor Co. is expanding a recall of the popular F-150 pickup truck to include about 1.2 million vehicles because it was found that front seat airbags could deploy without the vehicle being involved in a collision. A recent story in the Los Angeles Times stated that federal safety regulators reveal at least 269 incidents,… read more

Teens Riding in Truck Bed Injured in Oregon City Accident

Date: April 10, 2011 Location: South Center and Sunset Streets, Oregon City Name: Travis Liechty, Austin Wilson, Holly Leonard A pickup truck crash resulted in injuries to six teenagers, some of whom were riding in the truck bed, according to The Oregonian. Travis Liechty, age 18, was driving the pickup when it crashed into a… read more

Man Attempts to Flee Car Accident, Leaving Boy Behind

Date: April 11, 2011 Location: Keller Road at Highway 39 Intersection, Klamath Falls Name: Steven Lamere, Bonnie Matern, Unidentified 11-year-old male A man from Klamath Falls crashed the vehicle he was driving after trying to outrun Oregon State Police troopers and Klamath County deputies. Oregon State Police news releases and Oregonlive.com report that at about… read more

Establishing Grounds for a Personal Injury Claim

Frustrating? You bet. But there is help. There are many questions you may have surrounding the event of a personal injury. Personal injury lawsuits can be frightening to a person who just suffered an injury due to the negligence of another. The task of trying to establish grounds for a personal injury case that will… read more

FDA Provides Centralized Recall Website

It seems almost weekly that we turn on the news only to be greeted with the announcement that there is another recall of food or other products due to safety concerns. Over the recent years Americans have had to deal with many recalls on products purchased by companies they felt they could trust. These companies… read more

Gaston Accident Involving School Bus Results in Injuries

As parents, we can’t be around our kids all the time to make sure that they are safe. They probably wouldn’t like that anyway. We trust that school bus drivers will do everything possible to ensure our children are transported safety to and from school and other school-related events. But even the most experienced school… read more

Man Seriously Injured in Salem Motorcycle Accident

Date: March 28, 2011 Location: State and 24th Streets, Salem Name: Cecilio A. Carranza A Salem man who bought his motorcycle just a few days ago was critically injured when he lost control of his Kawasaki bike. Oregonlive.com reports that just before 5pm on Monday March 28, Cecilio A. Carranza, age 33 of Salem, went… read more

Multi-Vehicle Accident on Kills One, Injures Three

Date: March 27, 2011 Location: Interstate 84 West of Cascade Locks Names: Vicky Ann Bankhardt, Marc Edward Taylor, Alison M. Maclean, Dejon D. Bowman, William R. Closner A multi-vehicle crash resulted in the death of a Happy Valley woman and injuries to several others. Late Sunday afternoon at around 5:37pm on March 27, an Oregon… read more