Wind gust snaps tree, smashes truck with kids inside.

Date: 10/05/2012
Time: Around 12:30 P.M.
Location: Gladstone, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford F-350, Pontiac Grand Am(no picture)

By Emily Sinovic, KATU News and KATU.com Staff

"GLADSTONE, Ore. - A dad and three kids escaped injury when a tree fell on a truck on Highway 99E Friday afternoon.
It happened at the south end of the bridge that goes over the Clackamas River between Gladstone and Oregon City.

Troy Portash told KATU that a cottonwood tree simply snapped and fell on his windshield, crushing part of his Ford pickup truck.
Three kids in the back were all strapped in car seats and were safe. Portash said he was fine, too.
The tree also hit the windshield of a Pontiac, state troopers said. The driver of that car and her passenger also were not injured.
The tree's trunk was as wide as two feet in places, troopers said. The road was blocked for about an hour until crews could clear the tree.
High winds around Western Oregon caused trees and power lines to fall, sparking several fires."

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Rt. 206 traffic snarled after car hits pole.

Date: 09/23/2008
Time: Around 12:45 P.M.
Location: Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Grand Am

By Ralph Curcio - The Times 

"LAWRENCE -- A vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Route 206 just south of Rider University's main gate Tuesday afternoon, leading police to shut down both sides of the two-lane highway due to the threat that electrical wires could fall into the road from the damaged pole, officials said.
The driver of the vehicle reportedly was not injured in the 12:45 p.m. crash, officials said.
The crash, however, splintered the pole and caused wires to hang low over the road below, officials said.
Southbound traffic is currently being detoured through the Rider campus and back onto Route 206 from the university's south gate.
Northbound traffic was being detoured off Route 206 onto Priceton Pike by way of Darrah Lane.
PSE&G work crews were on the scene and were planning to replace the damaged pole with a new pole."

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Three people injured in two-car crash on Route 33.

Date: 10/05/2011
Time: Around 5:00 P.M.
Location: Batavia, New York
Vehicle(s) Involved: Hyundai Santa Fe, Pontiac Montana

By The Daily News

"BATAVIA — Three people were injured in a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon at Route 33 and Seven Springs Road.

Jonathan C. Pestillo, 17, of Seven Springs Road was driving north on Seven Springs Road approaching Route 33 about 5 p.m. when he failed to stop at the traffic light and proceeded through the intersection, Genesee County sheriff’s deputies said.
Pestillo struck a vehicle traveling west through the intersection on Route 33, deputies said.
Pestillo was taken by ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, as was the driver of the second vehicle, 70-year-old Bonnie M. Behage of Ellenton, Fla., and her passenger, 22-year-old Jenna M. Aradine of Bergen.
Their injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
Pestillo was ticketed for failure to obey a traffic signal."

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Driver rattled, bruised after vehicle flips into Cuyahoga River.

Date: 10/02/2012
Time: Around 1:00 A.M.
Location: Akron, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Grand Prix

 

By Phil Trexler  - Beacon Journal

"Robert Bugge took a drive into the Cuyahoga River that few could walk away from.
And for a while Tuesday, Akron rescue workers and dozens of onlookers feared he didn’t.
But lo and behold, Bugge, all bruised and battered, returned to the scene of the crash about 12 hours later to tell police what happened as he drove through the Merriman Valley on Portage Path and wound up in the river.
“I’ve never been so close to death before,” Bugge said.
The Akron man said he was driving home about 1 a.m. Tuesday following an after-work dinner when a deer appeared on North Portage Path, just before the bridge over the river.
Bugge, 50, said he swerved his Pontiac sedan to avoid the deer and rode up an inclined, 4-foot-high concrete bridge barrier. His car then slipped through a 10-foot gap between the east and west bridge lanes and skidded down an embankment into the water.
“I came up, and boom, down between the two [barriers],” he said.
His car landed on its top, temporarily trapping Bugge inside and underwater. He managed to free himself and then, dazed and confused, continued his journey home by foot.
“I don’t know how I got out of my car,” Bugge said.
During and after the 2-mile walk, he did not call police to report the crash. He suffered severe head and eye bruises and a small cut on his leg.
“My only thought was to get home where I was safe,” he said.
Police only learned of the crash after receiving a call from a Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail walker who spotted Bugge’s car about 11:30 a.m. Akron firefighters spent considerable time searching the river and Bugge’s car to ensure no one was inside.
Eventually, police contacted Bugge at his home, and he came to the scene.
Bugge, who was arrested in 2010 for drunken driving, denied having any alcohol prior to the crash.
“No sir, I did not,” he told reporters.
Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said Bugge was fortunate to survive the crash. He also said police cannot prove alcohol was involved due to the passage in time. Instead, Bugge will be charged with failure to control his vehicle.
The crash reminded some of the July 5 death of Christopher Burgess, 41, whose dump truck crashed into the Cuyahoga River after careening out of control while descending Portage Trail Extension. An inspection found the truck Burgess was driving had poorly functioning brakes.
“I’m lucky to be alive,” Bugge said. “Really lucky to be alive.”"

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Three hurt in morning crash near Helena.

Date: 12/09/2011
Time: Around 2:00 A.M.
Location: Helena, Montana
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Grand Prix

By Melissa Anderson (KXLH Helena)

"HELENA- Emergency crews were called to the scene of a one-vehicle rollover accident that injured three people early Friday morning.
The crash occurred around 2 a.m. after the driver of a car traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 12 into Helena lost control and hit a sign. The vehicle crossed over the eastbound lanes of traffic and rolled.
Lewis & Clark County Coroner Mickey Nelson tells us the three people inside the car were all ejected and injured. We've learned at least one of those victims was flown to Benefis Hospital in Great Falls with life-threatening injuries.
Officers tell us speed did play a role in the crash, but it's still unclear if alcohol was a factor in the wreck."

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Car Crash Traps Three People.

Date: 01/27/2007
Time: Night
Location: Amherst, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac GTO

By TMCNews

A car heading east on Middle Ridge Road just east of Route 58 lost control and crashed head on into a tree trapping the driver and two passengers inside. Amherst Firefighters were called to the scene to extricate the three victims. LifeCare Ambulance Paramedics treated the three and transported them to Amherst Hospital. The vehicle speed was estimated at 60 miles per hour before the crash.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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Collision causes Kingsway traffic tie-up.

Date: 04/11/2012
Time: Unknown
Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac G6, truck

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

"Traffic is backed up heading into downtown Sudbury at the s-curve on The Kingsway after a collision between a box truck and a small car.

The vehicles had not yet been towed as of about 4:45 p.m. April 11.

Check back to NorthernLife.ca for more information as it becomes available."

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Driver taken to hospital after collision.

Date: 05/29/2012
Time: Around 12:00 P.M.
Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Sunfire, Toyota Tacoma

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

"Witnesses say one driver was rushed to hospital on a stretcher around noon today after a two-vehicle collision at the corner of Paris and Brady Streets.

Police have yet to release information regarding the incident.

Check back to NorthernLife.ca for more information as it becomes available."

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Woman killed in Galloway Twp. crash ID'd.

Date: 06/21/2012
Time: Around 9:00 A.M.
Location: Galloway Township, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Sunfire, Chevy Tahoe

By ABC6 Action News

"GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. - June 21, 2012 (WPVI) -- The woman killed in a crash with an SUV from the Atlantic County prosecutor's office has been identified.

Police say 25-year-old (censored), of Aloe Street in Galloway Township, died in the crash on Thursday morning.
The crash happened around 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Route 30 (White Horse Pike) and Avenue A.
Galloway Police said, in the moments before the crash, they received several calls about an erratic driver in the eastbound lanes of Route 30.
That vehicle, a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire, crossed into the westbound lanes and struck the SUV, a 2011 Chevy Tahoe, which then overturned.
That Tahoe was owned by Atlantic County and was being driven by a member of the Atlantic County prosecutor's office.
English, the driver of the Sunfire, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Tahoe, Chief Darren Dooley of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, was taken to the hospital. His family told police he is in stable condition with no life-threatening injuries.
Galloway Township Police and the New Jersey State Police are investigating this crash.
The roadway was shut down in the area as an investigation into this crash continues."

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Grand Blanc fatal car crash Thursday morning.

Date: 12/22/2011
Time: Around 10:00 A.M.
Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 Convertible

By Sean Ryan | The Flint Journal

"Grand Blanc Fire fighters and police respond to a crash that left one man dead and two others injured after a head-on crash between two vehicles around 10 a.m. today on Perry Road near Belsay Road, police said. Police said the man was driving a Chevy Malibu eastbound on Perry when he collided with another vehicle going westbound. It is unclear what caused the accident, police say. The other two victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Perry Road is shut down while police investigate the incident"

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Bayonne Police identify 20-year-old victim of fatal Route 440 crash.

Date: 10/05/2011
Time: Around 10:40 A.M.
Location: Bayonne, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Pontiac Grand Am, Toyota Camry

By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal  

"Bayonne Police have identified the 20-year-old Jersey City woman who died in a fatal two-car accident this morning that also seriously injured three other people.
The woman, Tynesia Brown, of Rutgers Avenue in Jersey City, was the passenger in a Pontiac Grand Am that police say made an illegal U-turn on Rt. 440 at the intersection with Pulaski Street near the border of Jersey City and Bayonne at around 10:40 a.m.
Brown was declared dead at the scene.
Deputy Police Chief Ralph Scianni said that the roads that had been closed after the accident were reopened as of 3 p.m. The victim's mother and father have been notified of their daughter's death, police said. Brown would have turned 21 in November, police said.
Three other people have been taken to Jersey City Medical Center trauma center and are being treated for possible internal injuries, police said.
Bayonne Police, who arrived on the scene at 10:41 a.m., said a Toyota Camry was heading southbound on Rt. 440, when the motorist of the Pontiac Grand Am committed an "illegal U-turn onto the southbound lane of Rt. 440," causing the collision.
Firefighters worked along with McCabe Ambulance Service to tend to victims, who were reportedly transported by ambulance to Jersey City Medical Center for further medical attention.
Fire Department members also worked to clean up leaking vehicle fluids."

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