2010 February Archive

Date: February 18, 2010
Location: Oregon 6 (NW Wilson River Highway) near Banks, Oregon
Names: Joseph Romero, Mark Hanson

Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a FedEx van and a pickup truck February 18, 2010, on an icy stretch of road on Oregon 6 (NW Wilson River Highway) near Banks, Oregon, according to The Oregonian.
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Date: February 17, 2010
Location: Highway 99E near Canby, Oregon
Names: Eric J. Provost

A Milwaukie father and his 6-month-old son miraculously escaped death February 17, 2010,  when a loose trailer hitch in the road came crashing through their car’s front windshield around 4:30 PM as they traveled on Highway 99E north of Canby, Oregon.

According to an Oregon State Police press release, Eric J. Provost, 29, of Milwaukie, received serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the freak accident, and he was airlifted to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland.
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Date: January 16, 2010
Location: U.S. 26 near Sandy, Oregon
Names: Alam Salois, Reginald Boyle

State police are looking for witnesses to a pedestrian accident that occurred January 16, 2010, in which a Southeast Portland man was seriously injured as he tried to cross Highway 26 on foot.

According to an OSP press release, Alam Salois, 31, was trying to cross the busy highway near Sandy, Oregon, around 7:50 PM. He was hit by a car driven by Reginald Boyle, 77, of Sandy. Salois was taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center with serious injuries. Boyle, who was using safety restraints, was not injured in the crash.
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Kipp Crawford’s death, which sent shock waves through Portland, Oregon’s biking community in November, has been ruled a homicide, and the Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers, announced February 18, 2010, that they are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case, according to reports from BikePortland.org.
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Living in Portland, Oregon, it’s easy to see how lucky we are. But sometimes we lose sight, and a tragedy like the Haiti earthquake reminds us. As personal injury lawyers, we talk a lot of no-fault suits and wrongful deaths, but this is an example of this to the extreme.

This is an effort we believe is worthy of our time and money. Mercy Corps is local and it’s doing amazing things on the global stage. We hope you will be able to help.

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