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Fatal Pedestrian Accident on Highway 224

Date: December 25, 2010 Location: Barton, OR Names: Chun Cha Shim, Jason Nelson Chun Cha Shim, age 61, died on Friday December 24 after being struck by a vehicle while she was walking on Highway 224. According to Oregon State Police Sergeant Walt Anderson, Shim of Gresham parked her vehicle in the Barton store parking… read more

Oregon Christmas Holiday Car Accident Statistics Released

Date: December 27, 2010 Location: State of Oregon Statistics Names: Alexey Tipikin, Chun Cha Shim, Ashley Dettra, Andres Guillermo Escobedo, Vennita Taylor This year’s Christmas Holiday reporting period began at 6:00pm December 23 and ended at 11:59pm December 26. Preliminary information indicates that three people lost their lives in 3 separate fatal traffic crashes on… read more

12-Vehicle Crash on Interstate 5 Results in Minor Injuries

Date: December 26, 2010 Location: Salem, OR Names: No names released Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers in Albany and Salem are investigating a traffic crash involving 12 vehicles in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 north of the Linn/Marion county line. Three people were transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. According to… read more

High Speed Police Chase Results in Death

Date: December 8, 2010 Location: Interstate 5 North of Rice Hill Names: James Arthur Pelkey The Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into a fatal Oregon car crash involving a pickup truck that left the scene of a hit and run collision and took officers on a high speed chase. OSP Sergeant Dave Randall… read more

Highway 20 Head-On Collision Injures Three, One Critically

Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Eddyville, OR Names: Kirstin C. Heins, Mathieu F. Brown, Danniel Kay Three people were injured – one critically – in a two vehicle head-on car crash on Highway 20 approximately one mile east of Eddyville according to a news release from the Oregon State Police. According to OSP Sergeant Justin… read more

Portland Head-On Crash Caused by Drunk Driver Results in Injuries

Date: November 5, 2010 Location: Portland, OR Names: Ian L. Beyers, Alisha Fuzi A head-on car crash between two vehicles resulted in one of the drivers being airlifted to the hospital, and the other criminally charged in the accident. An investigation by the Marion County Traffic Safety Team resulted in Ian L. Beyers, 18, being… read more

Portland Bicyclist Injured by Drunk Driver in Auto Accident

Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Portland, OR Names: Angela Burke, Caleb Pruitt Southwest Portland resident Angela Burke, 26, was killed on the night of December 15 as she walked her bicycle across Southwest Barbur Boulevard. According to Portland Police as reported in The Portland Tribune, 28-year-old Caleb Pruitt was driving south on Barbur Boulevard at… read more

Highway 395 Hit and Run Crash Causes Death, Injuries

Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Umatilla, OR Names: Moises Arroyo Hernandez, Luis Lopez Morales, Nolberto Gonzalez Bernal, Lidia Tejeda, Jose Tejeda, Alejandra Tejeda, Nayeh Tejeda According to an Oregon State Police (OSP) press release, OSP troopers with the help of local law enforcement agencies arrested the suspected driver who fled the scene of a fatal… read more

Wilsonville Pedestrian and Truck Accident Kills Man

Date: December 19, 2010 Location: Wilsonville, OR Names: Julio Sezar Valentin, Blaise G.Anderson According to an Oregon State Police news release, names have been released in the recent fatal pedestrian and truck crash in Wilsonville. OSP Trooper Naymon Frank related that on December 19 at approximately 3:12am a 2004 Freightliner truck pulling an empty trailer… read more

Woman Injured When Boyfriend Shoots Her in the Abdomen

Date: December 15, 2010 Location: Portland, OR Names: Jessica Heffler, Benjamin Allen Sprague Benjamin Allen Sprague, age 23, of Happy Valley is scheduled to appear in court on December 29 facing charges of recklessly endangering another person and third degree assault after he shot his girlfriend in the abdomen. According to reports published in The… read more