In Oregon, a Portland motorcyclist lost his leg in a motor vehicle crash with an alleged drunken driver. The accident occurred on Monday morning when Robert Schlick, a barber, was riding his Harley motorcycle to work. According to Portland police, a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee was driving erratically on Scholls…
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Police Continue to Investigate Accidental Death of 11-Year-Old Boy Run Over by Oregon City School Bus
Police in Oregon are investigating a school bus accident in which Austin Takacs, 11, died while trying to catch the bus in Oregon City. The sixth grader was running next to the school bus, which had left the bus stop, when he tripped on his bag and fell into the…
CPSC Recalls Nearly 1.6 Million Delta and Playkids Cribs After Two Babies Die
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling almost 1.6 million cribs after reports that two babies died in accidents involving defective crib hardware. In one case, a 5-month-old infant suffocated to death after getting caught between a Playkids USA convertible crib’s drop side rail and its mattress. In the…
Pregnant Woman Dies in Oregon City Drunk Driving Accident
In Oregon City, a 26-year-old pregnant woman is dead and three others are injured following a high-speed auto collision on Saturday night. The deadly crash happened when a Toyota 4-Runner driven by Fernando Deanda Moreno, who was reportedly speeding, drove through a stop sign at the Davis and Linn Avenue…
Portland Nursing Home Workers Found Guilty of Felony Criminal Mistreatment in Death of Patient Who Was Dropped
In Oregon, two former Gateway Care and Retirement Center workers were found guilty of felony criminal mistreatment related to the death of a 60-year-old nursing home patient who was dropped while being transferred from a wheelchair to her bed. Linda Ober broke her legs in the fall, which took place…
Former North Bend High School Football Coach Dies in Oregon Motor Vehicle Collision
In Oregon, a former North Bend High School football coach died on Friday from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash. Howard Johnson, 72, was declared dead at the accident scene located on Highway 138W near Sutherlin. Johnson, who is said to be the longest tenured football coach in…
Oregon State Police Say Commercial Truck Driver Was on Meth When He Struck and Killed Another Trucker on Siskiyou Summit
Police in Oregon have arrested Daniel Clarence Clarey, a 54-year-old trucker, for the death of another truck driver, 52-year-old Kelly Linhart. The truck accident occurred last Thursday on the Siskiyou Summit. Clarey has been charged with driving under the influence and possession of methamphetamine, as well as negligent homicide. According…
Rainier Driver Accused Seriously Injuring Hood To Coast Runner Faces DUII and Other Charges
In Oregon, the woman accused of hitting 18-year-old runner Chelsee Jean Caskey with her motor vehicle during the Hood to Coast Relay on Friday has been charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants. Police arrested 20-year-old Rainier resident Chrystal Marie Meyer on Sunday and took her to Multnomah County…
Oregon Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against City of Astoria Involving Woman’s Drowning To Be Settled Out of Court
The family of a woman who drowned at the Astoria Aquatic Center in June 2007 is expected to settle their wrongful death lawsuit with the Oregon city of Astoria out of court. Jung Min Kim, 34, was found unconscious at the bottom of the center’s lap pool on June 6,…
Oregon State Police Say 14 People Were Hurt in Three-Vehicle Collision on Highway 26
In the Rhododendron community near Mt. Hood, 14 people sustained injuries on Sunday afternoon in an accident along Highway 26. Oregon State Police say the three-vehicle crash happened when a Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was going eastbound merged into the westbound lane. It struck a Chevrolet towing a horse…