Date: September 30, 2009
Location: U.S. Highway 20 near Buchanan, Oregon
Names: Charles Simmons, Sterling Wilson, Pamela Wilson
Charles Simmons, 32, an attorney from Nyssa, Oregon, was killed around 7:20 AM, September 30, 2009, in a head-on collision while on his way to Harney County Circuit Court in Burns for a hearing.
The Argus Observer reports that Simmons was westbound on U.S. Highway 20 near Buchanan, east of Burns, when his car crossed the center line and hit a truck going in the opposite direction. The driver of the truck, Sterling Wilson, 51, and his wife, Pamela Wilson, 51, both of Burns, received minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to Harney District Hospital.
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Date: July 11, 2009
Location: Highway 101, near Coos Bay
Names: Shirely Campbell, Bernard D. Campbell
Two people were injured in an accident Saturday on Highway 101, near Coos Bay.
Oregon State Police believe the driver may have been asleep at the wheel as the car travelled northbound and veered right off the highway, down an embankment, eventually colliding head-on into a tree. The driver Shirely Campbell, 74, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and her passenger, Bernard D. Campbell, 77 were seriously injured, and were removed from their vehicle by the Millington Fire District and Green Acres Fire District emergency team. Both are listed in stable condition.
While accidents like this one can seem black or white, a closer investigation will sometimes turn up a surprise. Many will assume that Shirely fell asleep at the wheel, or stopped paying attention for some other reason. And perhaps that is exactly what happened. But there are many other possibilities as well. Poor road conditions may have caused this wreck – for all we know, there may have been a large pothole that has already caused three prior accidents, or maybe there’s a blind curve with a missing warning sign. If that is the case, there may be a lawsuit available against the city/county/state. Such a lawsuit would allow the injured person to receive compensation and hopefully prevent future accidents on that stretch of road.
Maybe the car was recently brought in for a tune-up, and the mechanic replaced the steering mechanism carelessly, and the car lost steering. These things do happen, and when someone is seriously injured, a competent Oregon personal injury attorney can investigate and find out what truly happened. Usually at no cost. For more information on what to do in the case of an Oregon accident, contact our office or read 7 Common Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Oregon Accident Case.
Date: June 16, 2009
Location: Near Exit 209 on I-84, Pendleton, OR
Type: Car Accident
Outcome: 2 injuries (severity unknown)
Names: Unreleased
An head-on collision on I-84 near Pendleton injured two people this morning. According to the East Oregonian, a motorist driving a silver Honda Odyssey entered the eastbound side of the I-84 and then made a U-turn to head west, still in the eastbound lane. The crash happened when a westbound white Dodge pickup saw the Odyssey in the middle of its U-turn and attempted to avoid it by swerving, but could not. The vehicles hit nearly head-on just as the driver of the Honda was finishing the U-turn.
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Date: May 23, 2009
Location: Highway 97, near Madras, OR
Type: Car Accident
Outcome: 7 Injuries
Names: William Bunton, Shirley Bunton, Aldwin Keo, Jeremiah Smith, Luther Keo, Andre Thomas, James Keo
Seven people were injured Saturday afternoon in a head-on two-vehicle crash on Highway 97, just south of Madras. William Bunton, 66, was headed north on Highway 97 with his wife, Shirley Bunton, when their 2005 Nissan truck and camper crossed the center line and crashed into a 2001 Pontiac Gran Prix, The Bellingham Herald reported. Bunton and his wife, along with Aldwin Keo, the driver of the Pontiac, and all four of his passengers (Jeremiah Smith, Luther Keo, Andre Thomas, and James Keo) were transported to area hospitals with unspecified injuries.
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Date: May 25, 2009
Location: Northwest Wilson River Highway and Gales Creek Road, Gales Creek, OR
Type: Car Accident
Outcome: 8 Minor Injuries
Names: Heidi Fuiten, Robert Lee Graves, Yareli Venegas, Jesus Velazquez, Kasandra Ducan
Eight people were injured in a three-car crash on the Wilson River Highway on Monday evening. According to The Oregonian, Heidi M. Fuiten, 47, was attempting to turn left on to Gales Creek Road while headed west on the Wilson River Highway when she was rear-ended by 19-year-old Robert Lee Graves in a 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. The force of the collision sent Fuiten’s BMW convertible into oncoming traffic, where Jesus Velazquez, who was driving east in a Ford Expedition SUV, crashed into Fuiten head-on.
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