Accidents that occured in Oregon or impacted Oregon residents.
One person is dead and another person is seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash early Sunday in the southeast Portland Hazelwood neighborhood. Police responded to the report of a crash between a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The driver of the motorcycle was found dead at the scene, and a motorcycle passenger was seriously injured.
A semi-truck transporting excavation equipment got stuck in the Oregon City tunnel on Highway 99E. The tunnel was reopened within a half hour and no injuries were reported.
A 52-year-old California man made his first court appearance Friday to face charges related to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 north of Albany that killed seven people and injured four others on Thursday. The victims were all migrant farm workers.
Seven people were killed and several others were injured in a crash Thursday on Interstate 5 near Albany, Oregon. Two semi trucks and a passenger vehicle crashed on the interstate in the northbound lanes at about 2 p.m., police said.
A man threw $200K from his car window on an Oregon highway, causing chaos among drivers. The man, Colin Davis McCarthy, 38, told troopers he wanted to “gift the money” to others. Police say McCarthy agreed to stop dispensing cash along the street to prevent further traffic backups or accidents.