Category: Car Accidents

Driver Killed in Truck Crash Involving Speed and Alcohol

Date: October 15, 2009 Location: SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Oregon Names: Ronald Earley According to The Portland Tribune, alcohol and speeding were factors in an early-morning truck crash October 15, 2009, that killed a 24-year-old man. The fatal accident occurred around 2:50 AM, as Ronald Earley, of Portland, Oregon, was driving a Ford Ranger pickup truck… read more

Driver Blacks Out, Causing Five-Car Crash

Date: October 6, 2009 Location: NW Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro, Oregon Names: [Unknown] (Photo: The Hillsboro Argus) A terrifying scene unfolded around 2:45 PM on October 6, 2009, in Hillsboro, Oregon, when a 50-year-old driver slumped over the wheel, unconscious, while driving his car on NW Cornelius Pass Road near Evergreen Parkway.

Man Beaten and Robbed, Before Dying in Gresham Rollover Crash

Date: October 14, 2009 Location: SE 257th Avenue & Stark Street, Gresham, Oregon Names: Danial Eugene Rupp The last night of Danial Eugene Rupp’s short life consisted of disaster piling onto disaster. The horrifying story started in the early morning hours of October 14, 2009, when Rupp was attacked and robbed as he left the… read more

Cannon Beach Crash Kills 1, Injures 4

Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Highway 101 near Arch Cape tunnel, Cannon Beach, Oregon Names: Charles E. Nilson, Carol Nilson, Debra Nilson, Tom Watson, Sydnee Watson A two-car, head-on crash on Highway 101 near the Arch Cape Tunnel, in Cannon Beach, Oregon, killed Charles E. Nilson, 83, and seriously injured his wife, Carol, 79, and… read more

Crash Kills Woman, 91, Injures Policeman

Date: October 12, 2009 Location: Highway 58 & Crestview Street, Oakridge, Oregon Names: Virginia Spalinger, Daniel Miller (Photo: KVAL.com) The Oakridge, Oregon, community was stunned and grieving after a shocking car crash on October 12, 2009, killed a 91-year-old grandmother and seriously injured a young police officer. The head-on collision at the only stoplight in… read more

Drowsiness May Have Led to Death in Grants Pass

Date: September 27, 2009 Location: Old Highway 199, south of Grants Pass, Oregon Names: Avi Livingstone, Hana Goodkind, Ilan Goodheart, Tosh M. Mason Driving drowsy may have been a factor in a single-car crash that killed a California mother and injured her two children and another passenger, according to the Oregon State Police.

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.

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