Time: 9:30 A.M.
Location: Near Terrebonne, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chrysler Concorde, Toyota Yaris, Chevy pickup
"TERREBONE, Ore. - A piece of wood from a travel trailer impaled an oncoming driver in the chest as his car crossed into oncoming traffic on Highway 97 Thursday and hit the trailer before smacking into another car nearly head-on.
Joshua Wagenblast, 28, of Madras from pulled from the wreckage by medical personal and rushed by helicopter to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.
A second motorist, Susan Kasting, 63, of Bend suffered serious injuries when Wagenblast's car hit her car nearly head-on.
The crash happened around 9:32 a.m. on Thursday, about five miles north of Terrebonne.
State police said Wagenblast was southbound in a 2000 Chrysler Concorde when he crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic. His car struck the side side of a 2000 Chevrolet pickup pulling a 27-foot travel trailer, continued down the trailer's left side before striking another oncoming vehicle, Kasting's 2008 Toyota Yaris.
The driver and passenger in the pickup were not injured.
Kasting was trapped in her car and had to be pulled from the wreckage by emergency personnel. Police described her injuries as serious.
A piece of wooden framework from the travel trailer pierced the windshield of Wagenblast's car and impaled him thorugh his upper left chest, police said.
Highway 97 was shut down entirely for about 90 minutes while emergency responders treated the victims.
A landing zone was established on the highway for Air Link to land south of the crash scene.
The highway was partially closed for about 3 hours before being opened to intermittent travel while tow trucks removed the vehicles.
OSP troopers from the Bend Area Command office are continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash."
A second motorist, Susan Kasting, 63, of Bend suffered serious injuries when Wagenblast's car hit her car nearly head-on.
The crash happened around 9:32 a.m. on Thursday, about five miles north of Terrebonne.
State police said Wagenblast was southbound in a 2000 Chrysler Concorde when he crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic. His car struck the side side of a 2000 Chevrolet pickup pulling a 27-foot travel trailer, continued down the trailer's left side before striking another oncoming vehicle, Kasting's 2008 Toyota Yaris.
The driver and passenger in the pickup were not injured.
Kasting was trapped in her car and had to be pulled from the wreckage by emergency personnel. Police described her injuries as serious.
A piece of wooden framework from the travel trailer pierced the windshield of Wagenblast's car and impaled him thorugh his upper left chest, police said.
Highway 97 was shut down entirely for about 90 minutes while emergency responders treated the victims.
A landing zone was established on the highway for Air Link to land south of the crash scene.
The highway was partially closed for about 3 hours before being opened to intermittent travel while tow trucks removed the vehicles.
OSP troopers from the Bend Area Command office are continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash."
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