Careless Driving

Date: October 21, 2009
Location: Highway 26, Vista Ridge Tunnel, Portland Oregon
Names: Caprice Miller, Jessica Kvidera, Fabian Fertig

Two women who had crashed their truck and were waiting for help on Highway 26 in Portland, Oregon, were struck by a car that lost control as it exited the Vista Ridge Tunnel, October 21, 2009.

Caprice Miller, 20, and Jessica Kvidera, 19, were heading to the Oregon Zoo when their truck crashed into a barrier near the tunnel. They steered to the right shoulder and called for help.

As the pair waited by the highway, Fabian Fertig, 26, exited the tunnel and lost control of his car. He crashed into them at around 10:30 AM.

Both women were injured, and they were transported to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital for treatment.

Fettig was charged with careless driving.

According to the Oregon Driver Manual 2007-2009, a person commits the offense of careless driving if he or she causes serious injury or death to a “vulnerable” person on a roadway, such as a pedestrian, bicyclist, or highway worker. We all share the road, and it is important to treat everyone with respect – but especially those who do not have the protection of being inside a car.

We send our thoughts to Miller and Kvidera and hope your recovery will be quick and easy, and that you will get to enjoy their day at the zoo very soon. For now, you should concentrate on getting better, but when it comes time to pay the medical bills, you may need some guidance. Do not give a statement to the insurance company until you’ve visited our website; it’s free and full of helpful tips. We are not ambulance chasers, we just want you to get the information you need, like how to win your case without an attorney. You can also request a free copy of our book 7 Common Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Oregon Accident Case. And if you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Shulman DuBois, LLC, is located in Portland, Oregon, and serves clients in all Oregon cities and counties, including: Portland, Beaverton, Multnomah County, Hillsboro, Gresham, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Tualatin, Milwaukie, Troutdale, Sellwood, Corvallis, Salem, Eugene, and Albany.

Date: August 1, 2009
Location: Milo McIver State Park
Names: Katie Erin Warren, Chester Raimer Jr.

Oregonlive.com reports the death of one man after an accident that occurred Saturday evening.

The accident occurred around 8:30 pm, within Milo McIver State Park when driver Katie Erin Warren, 21, was driving through the park and drove her car off the road, eventually colliding with several trees. Warren’s rear seat passenger, Chester Raimer Jr., 48, of Milwaukie was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Warren is being charged with second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. The driver’s four other passengers only sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Warren was taken to OHSU prior to being arrested.
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Date: July 31, 2009
Location: Interstate 5, milepost 230, near Eugene
Names: Beatriz Mendoza Olvera, Jay Burris, Paul Peterson, Jon Silbernagel

Oregonlive.com reports an accident in which three men saved  a driver from drowning after she drove her car into shallow water.

The accident happened at approximately 7 AM when driver Beatriz Mendoza Olvera, 44, of Milwaukie was driving south on Interstate 5 near milepost 230. She accelerated and struck the back of a semi-trailer, then slid into the center median, continuing for hundreds of feet before driving over a 40-foot embankment and landing upside down in Oak Creek. Oregon State Police report that three men, Jay Burris, Paul Peterson and Jon Silbernagel stopped their vehicles to rescue Olvera. She was taken to Corvallis Hospital for injuries and cited for not using a seatbelt and driving without a license. The driver of the semi, Jason K. Beck, 37, of St. Helens was uninjured.

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Date: July 14, 2009
Location: Highway 26, near Sandy
Names: Unknown

Salem-news.com reports that one person was critically injured as a result of an accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Highway 26 near Sandy.
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Date: July 4, 2009
Location: Highway 18, near Lincoln City
Names: David Carl Josephson, Melanie Marie Josephson, Richard Wayne Ohnstad, Khamsone Bandasith, Gerald Gene Holsler, and eight other unnamed passengers

A four car crash occurred yesterday on highway 18, near Lincoln City, leaving several people injured, two of which were serious.
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Date: June 21, 2009
Location: Interstate 5, between Portland and Salem
Type:  Car Accident
Outcome: 1 Minor Injury, 1 Critical Condition
Names: William Brown, Martin Landeros, Daniel Swift

KMTR.com reports that a Junction city man is left in critical condition today after an accident on I-5, between Portland and Salem on early Sunday.
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