Oregon State Police have joined the investigation of the mysterious Wheeler County hunting death of a Portland hunter. The family of Frank Means, 61, has been critical of the Wheeler County sheriff’s office and its handling of the incident. Police officials have released relatively little information, leaving it unclear whether…
After a ten-day trial, a Lane County Oregon jury cleared John Deere company and a local distributor of liability in a 2006 Oregon riding mower accident that caused a toddler to lose her leg. The Eugene child injury took place when Kurt Norton accidentally backed over his daughter Isabelle, then…
A 21-year old Oregonian’s apparent murder while on a visit to Paris has shocked friends and family here at home, but it also highlights complex – if all too common – Oregon wrongful death issues that most families can only tackle with the assistance of an experienced Silverton wrongful death…
A Savage Rapids boat accident that left one person dead and three injured highlights the necessity of talking to an experienced Oregon personal injury attorney when pleasure excursions go wrong and result in an Oregon boat accident. Jeff Bradley, 39, a member of a boat racing team, died last Friday…
A Eugene car crash involving eight vehicles sent two women to the hospital Thursday and snarled traffic on Interstate-5 according to police and media reports. The women’s injuries were not life-threatening. According to Oregon State Police spokesman Lt. Gregg Hastings, the incident began early Thursday afternoon when a car stuck…
Two Nevada men died in an Oregon truck accident Friday. According to police, the Oregon motorcycle deaths occurred north of Chiloquin on Highway 97 when an SUV hit the riders as it tried to overtake a truck. Police identified the victims as John Lyman Howell, 65, and James Scott, 49,…
A 17-year old died in a one-car Salem car accident Saturday, according to local sheriff’s deputies. Authorities have not released the name of the victim, but say the wreck involved a jeep that crossed into the northbound lane of Lancaster drive before going off the road and striking a tree.…
Construction site flagger John Sparks, 51, of Salem died Saturday after being run over by a dump truck. The Beaverton accidental death took place on 173rd Avenue, near Walker Road in Washington County where construction crews have been at work since July. Witnesses said Sparks was doing his job as…
This week, the US Department of Transportation is hosting the Distracted Driving Summit. During the two-day meeting, attended by senior transportation officials, safety advocates, government officials, academics, and law enforcement representatives, attendees are expected to discuss the dangers that can arise when a motorist is texting while driving or engaged…
A three-vehicle crash on Highway 30 injured three people on Monday. The Oregon car accident took place around 5pm when Clatskanie resident Jeffrey Lidgett swerved his van to avoid hitting a deer. In an attempt to avoid Lidgett’s vehicle, Castle Rock driver Justin Aldrich drove onto the road’s eastbound shoulder.…