One person injured in Jackson Township crash.

Date: 11/25/2010
Time: Around 11:25 A.M.
Location: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Lumina

By NYC RP

"On 11/25/2010 at 1126 hours the Northern York County Regional Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Roth’s Church Road near Little Creek Road in Jackson Township.
Investigation found that a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, operated by Anthony Sterner age 18 of Spring Grove, was travelling northbound on Roth’s Church Road.  The vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand curve, travelled off of the roadway into a ditch, struck an utility pole, and overturned.  Sterner was transported to Hanover Hospital by Thomasville EMS."

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SUV flips over, blocks freeway lanes.

Date: 02/15/2010
Time: Around 6:15 A.M.
Location: Seal Beach, California
Vehicle(s) Involved: Isuzu Trooper

By Alejandra Molina / The Orange County Register
 
"SEAL BEACH – A white SUV flipped over and blocked lanes after colliding with a semi truck on the southbound I-405 freeway just north of Seal Beach Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The accident was reported at 6:17 a.m.

Reports made to the CHP indicated there were minor head injuries.
Up to six vehicles were reported on the right shoulder.
The No. 3 and 4 lanes were blocked. Lanes were clear by 7:16 a.m."

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Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 30 east of Rainier.

Date: 11/30/2010
Time: Around 6:00 A.M.
Location: Rainier, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: vacuum truck, Toyota 4 Runner

By Salem-News

"(RAINIER, Ore.) - One person is confirmed deceased Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash on Highway 30 about three miles east of Rainier. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers report Highway 30 is completely blocked and may be for several hours.

A suggested detour for northbound and southbound traffic that needs to travel through this area on Highway 30 is to use the Longview/Kelso bridge and Interstate 5 routes. An alternative route to get to or from the Oregon coast is to use Highway 26.

According to OSP Master Sergeant Larry Lucas, preliminary information indicates on November 30, 2010 at approximately 6:00 a.m. a sport utility vehicle driven by an adult male was northbound on Highway 30 near milepost 43 when it drifted onto the shoulder.

The driver over-corrected to the left into the southbound lane where it collided head-on with a large truck. The sport utility vehicle's driver was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene. The truck's driver was not injured.

No more information will be released until later today following the on-scene investigation and attempts to notify next of kin.

OSP troopers are being assisted at the scene by ODOT and Columbia River Fire & Rescue."

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Trash Truck Rollover on Highway 47 South of Gaston.

Date: 10/04/2010
Time: Around 7:15 A.M.
Location: Gaston, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: garbage truck

By Salem-News

"(GASTON, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) is completing the investigation into an overturned commercial truck and trailer that dumped a load of household trash onto Highway 47 south of the Washington / Yamhill County line. The crash closed the highway and the involved driver was treated and released for minor injuries.

According to OSP Lieutenant Eric Davenport, on October 4, 2010 at approximately 7:15 a.m. a 2001 Mack truck pulling a large trailer loaded with household trash was driven by Charles L. Ryder, age 42, from Aloha, southbound on Highway 47 near milepost 30. Preliminary investigation indicates the trailer's load shifted causing the driver to lose control. The truck and trailer rolled onto its side after striking a PGE pole, resulting in complete highway blockage.

Ryder, who was driving for Walsh Trucking, was transported by ambulance to Willamette Valley Medical Center with minor injuries. He was treated and released.

OSP was assisted at the scene by Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Gaston Fire Department, PGE and ODOT."

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Off-duty Marion County Deputy Arrested Following Crash.

Date: 10/18/2010
Time: Around 12:00 A.M.
Location: Salem, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Chevy Cavalier, Chevy Cheyenne

By Salem-News

"(SALEM, Oregon) - Police arrested an off-duty Marion County deputy on DUII charges after a crash that left a man trapped in his wrecked vehicle, requiring extrication. Initial tests indicate that 61-year old Dennis Parson's blood alcohol level was approximately .227; nearly three times the legal blood alcohol limit.

Salem Police say Parson was driving his 1978 Chevrolet pickup westbound on Kuebler Boulevard at approximately 11:49 p.m., approaching Turner Road, when he struck a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by 24-year old Justin Smith.

Smith had been stopped on Kuebler and was waiting to turn north onto Turner Road, according to reports, when he saw the other vehicle coming toward him and attempted to take evasive action.

His vehicle was struck on the passenger door by Parson's truck, which rolled onto its side and continued on Kueber Blvd, with the momentum eventually causing the vehicle to right itself.

Smith, who was trapped in his vehicle for approximately 30 minutes, was extricated by fire personnel and transported to Salem Hospital with what appeared to be non life-threatening injuries.

Parson was not injured in the incident, and subsequent investigation by Salem Police Officers led to his arrest for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Assault in the Third Degree and Recklessly Endangering Another Person."

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Wilsonville DUII Crash Injures Two.

Date: 10/20/2010
Time: Around 11:30 P.M.
Location: Wilsonville, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Nissan 350Z

By Salem-News

"(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - Late Wednesday night an Estacada man was driving his 2006 Nissan 350Z on SW Ellingsen Road near Wilsonville. The Driver, 24-year old Steven Decious, failed to negotiate a curve in the road and rolled his vehicle injuring himself and his passenger.

At 11:25pm on Wednesday, Washington County Deputies were dispatched to SW Ellingsen Road near Wilsonville for a single vehicle crash. Upon arrival, deputies found the 2006 Nissan in a field on the vehicles roof.

The Nissan appeared to have rolled several times. The driver Steven Decious sustained a serious head injury because of the crash.

The passenger 24-year old James Pope of Milwaukie received a broken leg in the crash. Mr. Pope told the investigating deputy that he thought: “I’m going to die,” when the vehicle left the road and rolled. Both occupants of the vehicle were transported to OHSU. Mr. Decious’s blood alcohol level at the hospital was .16, twice the legal limit.

No arrests or citations were issued at the scene. Washington County Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team is investigating the incident and Mr. Decious faces charges of DUII, Reckless Driving, and Assault."

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Tigard Man Sent By Life Flight After Crash/

Date: 10/24/2010
Time: Around 12:00 P.M.
Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Nissan Altima, Dodge Dakota

By Salem-News

"(SHERWOOD, Ore.) - Today at 12:06pm, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a crash on Highway 99W and SW Chapman Road. This area is in unincorporated Washington County south of the city of Sherwood.

Upon arrival deputies determined 38-year-old Dale Lissner of Tigard was crossing Highway 99W traveling east from SW Chapman Road.

As he crossed Highway 99W, he pulled out in front of a pickup driven by 39-year-old Eric Stocking of Newberg. As he crossed the highway, he was hit by the pickup. The force of the crash spun the Nissan and it came to rest in the center median. Both vehicles sustained significant damage.

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue had to extricate Mr. Lissner from his vehicle. He sustained lifethreatening injuries and was sent by Life Flight to OHSU. Highway 99W south was closed for about 30-minutes. The driver of the pickup sustained only minor injuries. The investigation is on going and no citations have been issues at this time."

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Marion County Traffic Safety Team Deputies Investigate Head-On Crash.

Date: 11/05/2010
Time: Around 5:00 P.M.
Location: Salem, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Sentra

By Salem-News

"(SALEM, Ore.) - A head-on motor vehicle crash sent one driver to the hospital by helicopter earlier this evening. Marion County Deputies responded to a call received at 5:07pm and located the crash in the 18000 block of Fobert Road NE, between Hubbard and Aurora.

Investigation revealed that eighteen-year-old Ian L. Beyers , of Canby was traveling southbound in his 1994 Jeep Cherokee when he lost control of his car as it started up an incline on the gravel road. His vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and crashed head-on into a 1996 Nissan Sentra being driven by Alisha Fuzi, 23 of Newburg.

Ms. Fuzi was flown by helicopter to the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Her injuries were lessened by her seatbelt and the driver's airbag that deployed on impact, but we have no official report on her condition. Any further medical report will only be released by the hospital upon the approval of Ms. Fuzi or her family.

Mr. Beyers, and his passenger, Walter Zebnitski, 19 were uninjured.

The Marion County Traffic Safety Crash team was called to the scene to assist. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

UPDATE: Following the investigation by the MCSO Traffic Safety Team, Ian Beyers was charged with driving while Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Reckless Driving, and Assault 3."

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Car veers into guardrail; driver seriously injured.

Date: 03/30/2010
Time: Around 12:00 P.M.
Location: Burien, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Camry

By Cathy McLain, Mark Rahner

"A Tukwila man was seriously injured in a crash that embedded a guardrail inside the passenger compartment of the car he was driving.
Haybe Ahmed was driving a Toyota Camry northbound on Highway 509 in Burien at 12:11 p.m. Tuesday when he drove across a lane and struck a guardrail separating northbound and southbound traffic near Southeast 128th Street, according to the State Patrol.
Ahmed, 46, was trapped in the car until medics extracted him. He was listed in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday evening.
Police investigating the crash haven't determined whether drugs or alcohol played a role.
The State Patrol says the guardrail prevented Ahmed's vehicle from crossing into oncoming traffic"

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South Beloit man killed in truck crash on I-90 near Elgin.

Date: 03/23/2010
Time: Around 7:30 A.M.
Location: Elgin, Illinois
Vehicle(s) Involved: Semi truck, Chevy Silverado

By Larissa Chinwah - Daily Herald Staff

"A South Beloit man was killed Tuesday morning after his pickup truck collided with a semi truck on the Jane Addams Tollway, just west of Randall Road in Elgin.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Thomas Gartner said Michael Covert, 43, of South Beloit, was driving a black pickup truck west on I-90 about 7:30 a.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the rear of a semi truck parked on the shoulder. Gartner said it is unclear why the pickup left the roadway and the accident remains under investigation.

One westbound lane was closed immediately after the accident but all lanes have since reopened. The two vehicles have also been removed from the scene.

No one in the semi truck was injured in the crash."

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Woman killed in crash on Route 254.

Date: 06/19/2010
Time: Around 7:10 P.M.
Location: Sheffield Township, Ohio
Vehicle(s) Involved: Ford Windstar, box truck

By Adam Wright

"SHEFFIELD TWP. — A crash at state routes 57 and 254 claimed the life of an elderly woman Friday night.
Wilma Sebastian, 82, of North Ridgeville, was a passenger in a Ford Windstar travelling east on Route 254 that collided with a box truck headed north on Route 57 about 7:10 p.m. She was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center with severe injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Ohio Highway Patrol is still investigating who was at fault.
“There’s some conflicting statements as to who was on green or red,” said Sgt. Paul March, of the patrol’s Elyria post.
The impact caved in the passenger side of the Windstar and sent it careering into the far right westbound lane of state Route 254, where it came to a stop. The box truck received minor visible damage.
Gregory Hudnall, 55, of Elyria, was the driver of the van and Sebastian’s son-in-law, according to March. He had cuts on his hands from broken glass but refused treatment at the scene. Adele Hudnall, 53, also a passenger in the van, was transported to EMH with non life-threatening injuries, according to the patrol.
Both Hudnalls and Sebastian were wearing seat belts.
The driver of the truck, Danny Morrison, 51, also of Elyria, was taken to Community Regional Medical Center about three hours after the crash for a possible head injury, March said.
Route 57 northbound and Route 254 east and westbound were reduced to one lane while the crash was investigated.
The crash remains under investigation."

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Pileup crash at Vancouver middle school.

Date: 06/03/2010
Time: Around 10:00 A.M.
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Beetle, Toyota 4x4, Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight

by David Krough

"VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A speeding pickup up ended up in a Vancouver school parking lot after hitting three other cars Thursday.
The crash happened around 10 a.m. at Shalala Middle School on SE 6th and 192nd Avenue.


Fire officials said the 18-year-old driver of the Toyota pickup had minor injuries after the vehicle plowed into the cars. Witnesses said he was speeding when the crash happened.
A mother and two children in one of the cars were unhurt.
The 18-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries."

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Crash leaves car dangling over edge of Milwaukie parking lot.

Date: 02/08/2010
Time: Unknown
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon
Vehicle(s) Involved: Toyota Avalon

by David Krough KGWNews

"MILWAUKIE, Ore. -- A driver walked away from a crash in a Milwaukie parking lot Monday that left a car dangling two stories off the ground.

Clackamas County deputies said the man crashed through a large roll-up door and a cement barrier at the Willamette View Manor garage on SE River Road.
Rescuers found the man in his apartment unhurt. He told them he had hit the gas instead of the brake.
The structure was closed while crews secured the car and got a tow truck. Investigators said the building did not have any major damage."


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