{"id":1742,"date":"2010-09-16T19:10:23","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T02:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2010-09-16T19:10:23","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T02:10:23","slug":"head-on-crash-kill-suspended-driver-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/head-on-crash-kill-suspended-driver-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Un conductor suspendido muere en un choque frontal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> July 31, 2010
\nUbicaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> Highway 211 near Molalla, Oregon
\nNombres:<\/strong> Justin A. Reck, Jeanie Pauline Burghardt<\/p>\n

A driver with a suspended license was killed on July 31, 2010, after the car he was driving crossed the centerline and crashed head-on with another car, according to an OSP press release. The driver of the other car was injured, but is expected to survive.<\/p>\n

The crash occurred around 7:50 PM on Highway 211 near Molalla, Oregon. Justin A. Reck, 24, of Molalla, was traveling westbound when the car he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into a car driven by Jeanie Pauline Burghardt, 64, also of Molalla. Both vehicles came to rest off the highway.<\/p>\n

Reck was pronounced dead at the scene. Burghardt was airlifted to Legacy Emanuel Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

Both drivers were using safety restraints, and both vehicles\u2019 airbags deployed. State police are continuing to investigate the crash, which closed the highway for three hours.<\/p>\n

We send our thoughts to Burghardt as she recovers, and we also send our condolences to Reck\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

As Oregon car accident lawyers, we believe there is absolutely no excuse for driving while suspended<\/a>. It is a blatant disregard for the law, for others\u2019 lives and well-being, and \u2013 as this crash demonstrates \u2013 for the driver\u2019s own life as well.<\/p>\n

Because Justin Reck chose to drive, even though his license was suspended, he abandoned his family, including his pregnant fianc\u00e9e, Candice, and his child will grow up without him.<\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan la Oregon State Bar<\/a>, when a driver\u2019s license is suspended, it means that driving privileges are removed until a certain amount of time has elapsed or other conditions are met, such as buying insurance or paying fines. This is different from a license being revoked, in which case it is taken away permanently. However, the effect is the same: you cannot drive, unless you have special permission from DMV.<\/p>\n

The most common causes for suspended licenses are:<\/p>\n