{"id":1489,"date":"2010-07-05T16:42:17","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T23:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T02:52:59","slug":"driver-fatigue-led-crash-oregon-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/driver-fatigue-led-crash-oregon-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"La fatiga del conductor pudo haber causado el accidente"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> June 13, 2010
\nUbicaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Highway 97 near Chemult, Oregon
\nNombres:<\/strong> Harry Dean Rehder, Steven W. Ott<\/p>\n

A California man suffered a seizure after a two-car crash on Highway 97 near Chemult, Oregon, and is now in critical condition at a Bend hospital, according to an OSP press release. The other driver has been cited for careless driving, and driver fatigue may have been a factor in the crash.<\/p>\n

On June 13, 2010, around 9:15 AM, a pickup truck driven by Harry Dean Rehder, 57, of Orland, California, was headed south on Highway 97. Near milepost 201, Rehder moved into the right lane.<\/p>\n

Behind Rehder, in the left southbound lane, was Steven W. Ott, 30, of Ellensburg, Washington. Ott started to move alongside the truck driven by Rehder, clipping the pickup\u2019s left rear corner. This caused the truck Rehder was driving to skid sideways across the northbound lanes, finally flipping over and landing on its top.<\/p>\n

Rehder found himself tangled in his safety belt, but managed to get free. He was then able to escape from the overturned truck by crawling through the window. However, he then collapsed and went into a seizure. After emergency medical personnel treated Rehder at the scene, he was flown to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by Air Link helicopter.<\/p>\n

Ott escaped injury in the crash. He was cited for careless driving, and driving drowsy may have contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n

We are sending our wishes to Rehder for a complete recovery. We are thinking of you, and we hope you are out of the hospital soon.<\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan la Administraci\u00f3n Nacional de Seguridad Vial, la fatiga del conductor causa miles de accidentes cada a\u00f1o. Los datos de la NHTSA en 1996 mostraron que la somnolencia del conductor contribuy\u00f3 a alrededor de 56,000 accidentes por a\u00f1o, lo que result\u00f3 en un promedio anual de 40,000 heridos y 1,550 muertes. La agencia se\u00f1al\u00f3 adem\u00e1s que estas cifras son bajas debido a la falta de reportes.<\/p>\n

Los riesgos de conducir con somnolencia incluyen la falta de sue\u00f1o, conducir entre la medianoche y las 6 a.m., conducir una cantidad considerable de horas en un d\u00eda, conducir a media tarde (especialmente para conductores mayores) y conducir durante largos per\u00edodos sin tomar un descanso. El uso de medicamentos sedantes, incluidos los de venta libre, tambi\u00e9n puede aumentar el riesgo, al igual que el alcohol, as\u00ed como los trastornos del sue\u00f1o no tratados o no diagnosticados. Estos factores son acumulativos; si se aplica m\u00e1s de uno, el riesgo es a\u00fan mayor.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3mo evitar conducir con somnolencia<\/strong><\/p>\n