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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.
Motorcycle-Truck Crash Seriously Injures Alaska Man
Date: October 6, 2009 Location: S Partlow Road & S Central Point Road, Oregon City, Oregon Names: Michael Lawrence Michael Lawrence, 38, of Anchor Point, Alaska, was seriously injured October 6, 2009, when his motorcycle hit a truck in Oregon City, Oregon, according to The Oregonian. The collision occurred around 9 PM as Lawrence rode… read more
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 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. Dead… 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
COPS Crew Seriously Injured in Portland
Date: September 29, 2009 Location: SE 136th Avenue and Stark Street, Portland Names: Jeffrey Ruppel, Robert King Alcohol may have been a factor in a head-on collision that seriously injured a member of the film crew for the reality television show COPS, which was filming in Portland. On September 29, 2009, at about 9 PM,… read more
Date: September 30, 2009 “Expect rain, overcast skies through the weekend,” reads the headline of a September 30, 2009, article in The Oregonian. Locals may be so used to similar weather predictions that the standard reaction might be, “More rain? What else is new?” But a late-September downpour demonstrated that rain can cause serious traffic… read more
Portland Traffic Captain, Wife, Critically Injured in Crash
Date: September 21, 2009 Names: Eric Hendricks, Nadine “Nikki” Hendricks, Jeffrey Lidgett, Justin Aldrich Location: Highway 30 near Rainier(Photo: Oregon State Police) (Photo: OregonLive.com) The Portland Police Bureau is reeling after a three-car crash Monday, September 21, 2009, left Traffic Division Captain Eric Hendricks, 54, and his wife, Nadine (“Nikki”), 52, in critical condition. The… read more
Man Arrested for Drunk Driving Had Record
Date: September 21, 2009 Location: 26745 SW Farmington Road, Hillsboro, Oregon Names: Andrew Johnston According to OregonLive.com, 25-year-old Andrew Johnston, of Forest Grove, was arrested September 21, 2009, for driving while drunk in an accident in which, fortunately, nobody was seriously injured. But it wasn’t the first time he had been charged. Johnston had at… read more