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BROWNSVILLE, OR – A semi driver received multiple charges after a truck accident Wednesday morning, January 26, in Linn County, Oregon. The trucker lost control of his semi and the tractor trailer ended up in a river after going off Interstate 5 near the city of Brownsville, OR. The truck accident area is between Eugene and Portland in the west central part of the state, about 242 miles north of Yreka, California and about 98 miles south of Vancouver, Washington.

Late Wednesday morning 54 year old Patrick W. Smith of Vancouver, Washington was driving a 1995 Freightliner semi truck through west central Oregon. The semi driver did not have a trailer or flatbed attached to the cab and it is unclear if the truck accident happened while he was on the way to pick up a cargo trailer. The trucker was southbound on Interstate 5, traveling through Linn County. ... Read Full Story

SPRINGFIELD, OR – A rollover truck accident Thursday morning, December 16, stalled traffic for hours at a busy highway intersection in Lane County, Oregon. A shifting cargo load caused the single vehicle crash which occurred on Interstate 5 at the Randy Pape’s Beltline Highway, just north of Springfield, Oregon. The truck accident is northeast of Eugene, in the central west part of Oregon, about 119 miles south of Vancouver, Washington and about 215 miles north of Yreka, California.

On Thursday morning 47 year old David H. Geck of Salem, OR was driving a 2003 Freightliner semi trailer truck east on the Randy Pape’s Beltline, moving through Lane County, OR. The semi driver was carrying a cargo of about 50,000 pounds of steel lumber racks on the open flatbed trailer at the time of the truck accident. The driver’s was headed north but his exact destination is not known. ... Read Full Story

RUFUS, OR – Three semi trailers crashed late Friday night, November 26, in a fiery truck accident on an interstate in Sherman County, Oregon. The multi truck collision also included several cars and occurred in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 where the highway passes near Rufus, OR. The truck accident area is in the far north section of the state near the border with Washington State, about 110 miles east of Portland, OR and about 88 miles southwest of Yakima, Washington.

On Friday night 43 year old Cornell Liburd, of Avondale, Arizona was driving a semi trailer truck east on I-84, traveling through Sherman County, OR. Mr. Liburd was pulling an empty trailer. The region was experiencing wintery weather at the time of the truck accident and freezing rain left the interstate very slick. ... Read Full Story

TOLEDO, OR – One woman was killed and another injured Monday afternoon, October 25, in a multi vehicle truck accident on a highway in Lincoln County, Oregon. The fatal chain reaction collision occurred on U.S. Highway 20 in the town of Toledo, OR. The truck accident area is on the Pacific Coast in the central west part of the state, about 94 miles northwest of Eugene, OR and about 178 miles south of Kelso, Washington State.

On Monday afternoon 57 year old Michael McCuen of Fall Creek, OR was driving a 2006 Freightliner semi east on U.S. Highway 20, traveling through Lincoln County, OR. U.S. 20 is locally known as the Corvallis Newport Highway. The semi was pulling an empty pole trailer. The driver’s company and destination is not known. ... Read Full Story

LA PINE, OR – A man was seriously injured Thursday morning, July 22, when he was involved in a truck accident on a highway in Deschutes County, Oregon. The truck accident occurred when a northbound SUV crossed into the southbound lanes of Highway 97 in La Pine, OR. The accident area is about 109 miles southeast of Eugene, OR in the central south section of the state, about 191 miles south of Portland, OR and about 107 miles north of Klamath Falls, OR.

La Pine firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident. The rescue workers had to use the Jaws of Life to cut through the roof of the Suzuki so that EMTs could reach the trapped driver.

At around 8:00 a.m. Thursday morning 60 year old Ross Mann of Eatonville, Washington was driving a 1980 International semi tractor trailer south on Highway 97 in Deschutes County, near the city of La Pine. The semi truck was towing a trailer carrying a load of steel. ... Read Full Story

MADRAS, OR – A man was seriously injured when his passenger car collided head-on with a semi trailer truck Wednesday night, may 26, 2010, in Jefferson County, Oregon. The truck accident left the 18 wheeler in flames and occurred about 5 miles north of Madras, OR in the northbound lanes of Highway 97 near mile marker 86. The area is in the central north section of the state, about 115 miles southeast of Portland, OR and about 180 miles north of Klamath Falls.

The driver of the Buick, Mr. Easterling, was seriously injured in the truck accident.

At around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, 47 year old Balihar Singh of Sacramento, California was driving a 2008 Peterbilt semi truck pulling a trailer loaded with meat. Mr. Singh was headed south on the highway but as the truck driver was traveling near mile marker 86 he moved into the northbound lanes, directly in the path of oncoming traffic. At that a moment, 79 year old John Easterling of Madras was driving north on the highway in a Buick Park Avenue. ... Read Full Story

SHERWOOD, OR – Police are searching for a woman who caused a fiery truck accident early Friday morning, May 7, 2010, in Washington County, Oregon and then fled from the scene. The woman collided with a semi trailer truck on Scholls Ferry Road close to the juncture with Highway 219 near the town of Sherwood, OR. The accident area is in the far north corner of the state, southwest of the Portland metropolitan region, 103 miles north of Eugene, OR and 26 miles south of Vancouver, Washington.

Firefighters from the Washington County No. 2 Fire District responded to the scene of the truck accident and worked to extinguish the fire on the burning 18 wheeler

At around 5:20 a.m. Friday morning 29 year old truck driver Emilio Juarez-Florain of Gladstone, OR was traveling north on Scholls Ferry Road near Sherwood in Washington County, OR. As the truck approached the intersection of Highway 219 he encountered a speeding Dodge Charger traveling in the opposite direction. ... Read Full Story

GOLD HILL, OR – A driver is dead and his two passengers critically injured after they were involved in a truck accident Friday morning in Jackson County, Oregon. The rear end collision happened on Interstate 5 south of the city of Gold Hill. The area is in the far southwest section of the state, 155 miles south of Eugene, OR and 64 miles northwest of Yreka, California.

Jackson County Fire District firefighters were quickly at the site of the truck accident and used tools to extricate the crash victims.

Shortly after 4:45 a.m. Friday morning 49 year old Kenneth W. Moss of Grants Pass, OR was driving a semi tractor truck south on Interstate 5. The truck driver was working for the Erv Bettendorf Trucking Company, based in White City, OR. ... Read Full Story

MOUNT ANGEL, OR – A driver of a Ford Ranger pickup truck has died after a semi trailer ran a stop sign and crashed into it sending the pickup and the semi truck skidding off the road and plowing into a house in Mount Angel, Oregon, about 42 miles from Portland.

Semi trailer and pickup truck crashes into house in Mount Angel, OR. Photo credit: Marion County Sheriff's Office

The collision occurred just after noon on Monday, December 7, 2009 at the intersection of Marquam Road Meridian Road in Mount Angel. Investigators say that the semi truck was traveling east on Marquam Road when the driver of the big rig ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck heading south on Meridian Road.

Location of pickup truck and semi trailer accident just east of Mount Angel, OR

The force of the collision caused the two vehicles to skid along the roadway and crash through a tree and a fence before slamming into a vacant house owned by the Trinity Lutheran Church.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was identified as Roman Fabyanchuk, 25 years old from Washington. The driver of the pickup truck was identified as Marc Moberly, 51 years old from Silverton, OR. He was airlifted by medical helicopter and taken to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital where he later died, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Below is a Google street view of the house just east of the intersection of Marquam and Meridian Roads in Mount Angel, OR. You can click and drag the mouse to pan around the scene of the accident.

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PORTLAND, OR – One person died early this morning after a fatal crash on the northbound Interstate 5 near the Lower Boones Ferry Road exit. The truck accident occurred about 2:00 am in the morning when the driver of a Saab ran into the rear of a semi truck that was in the process of exiting the freeway.

Portland OR Interstate 5 - Lower Boones Ferry Road Exit

According to Oregon State Police Sargent Dan Swift, the deceased person was the driver of the Saab. Swift stated that at about 2:10 am this morning, the Saab collided with the rear of the semi truck as it was preparing to exit the freeway, then flipped over and burst into flames. The deceased driver has not been identified and investigators are unable to determine the person’s gender at this time.

Swift also stated that the semi truck was hauling asphalt. The semi truck driver was not injured in the collision.

All northbound lanes of the Interstate were closed for about an hour after the truck accident. Two of three lanes were closed until about 7:45 am, after which all northbound lanes were re-opened.

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