A dump truck accident on Oregon 18 has claimed the life of a 16-year-old Yamhill girl, while seriously injuring her father. Now, Heather Ann Snyder’s family is left to deal with her loss, as well as with the challenges of helping her father, Frank D. Snyder, recover from his injuries…
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Prevent Portland, Oregon Bicycle Accidents This School Year By Watching Out for Child Bicyclists
With the new school year beginning to get under way, it is important that motorists remember to watch out for child bicyclists as well as young pedestrians. Injuries sustained by a person during any motor vehicle crash can be serious. They can be especially detrimental to a young boy or…
Portland, Oregon Truck Accident Lawsuit Against Rookie Driver and C.R. England Inc. To Address Inadequate Training and Trucker Inexperience
Jury selection is scheduled to begin today in the Portland, Oregon truck accident lawsuit against C.R. England and truck driver Jesus Nieves Olivares. The trucker was transporting a trailer loaded with bananas in late 2005 when he ran a red light and struck the Ford Escort Station wagon driven by…
Little Tikes and CPSC Recall 1.6 Million Trucks and Workshop Sets For Potential Choking Hazard After 11-Month-Old Boy is Injured
An 11-month-boy had to be taken to the hospital after a plastic nail from a Little Tikes toy got stuck in his throat. Fortunately, he has reportedly made a full recovery. To prevent more choking accidents from happening, however, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Little Tikes Co. are recalling…
NHTSA Reports Increase in Number of Women Arrested for Drunk Driving
The US Transportation Department is reporting an increase in the number of women arrested for drunk driving. Although there are still more males arrested for drunk driving than women—626,371 men were arrested for DUI in 2007 and only 162,493 women—from 1998 to 2007, there was a 28.8% jump in the…
Oregon Department of Transportation Says Bend is City with the Most Bicycle Accident Deaths
The Oregon Department of Transportation says that there were more bicycle deaths that occurred in the city of Bend last year than in any other city in the state. Of the 7 Oregon bicycle fatalities that happened, 2 of them occurred in this Deschutes County city. Bend, however, did not…
Oregon Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges that Nursing Home Negligence Allowed Alzheimer’s Patient to Wander Off
The family of a 75-year-old nursing home resident is suing Pheasant Pointe Retirement and Assisted Living Residence and Spectrum Retirement Communities of Oregon for her wrongful death. Ruby Larson wandered away from the Molalla nursing home on July 23, 2007. She was never to be seen again. Last year, a…
Man Sued for Gresham Wife’s Oregon Wrongful Death to Serve Life Sentence for Her Murder
A man who says he was acting compassionately when he shot his wife to death because she had an incurable disease has been convicted of murdering her. John Roberts killed his wife while she slept on February 2, 2008. He is also the defendant in an Oregon wrongful death complaint…
Truckers Who Text Message Have a 23 Times Greater Chance of Being Involved in a Portland, Oregon Truck Accident
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has issued new findings reporting that truckers who text message while driving their trucks increase their chances of getting involved in a truck crash or a near-truck accident by 23 times. The study also notes that while car drivers place themselves most at risk when…
NHTSA Held Back Information for Years that Using Any Kind of Cell Phone While Driving Can Cause Oregon Car Accidents
The hope that using hands-free cell phones while driving is safer than talking on a hand-held phone while operating a motor vehicle went out the window after news surfaced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration withheld research as far back as 2003 showing that use of any kind of…