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Thursday, November 6, 2014Area:
Portland, ORTwo people were killed in a head-on collision near Woodburn, Oregon, on French Prairie Road NE near Le Brun Road just before 7 a.m. Thursday. The drivers have been identified as 45-year-old Leora Casey of Sherwood and 19-year-old Kyle Sanders of Gresham. Investigators said Casey attempted to pass another vehicle in a passing zone as she headed southbound, but she was not able to get back into her lane in time and she crashed head-on into Sanders' northbound car. Casey's car caught fire following the collision. Witnesses tried to put out the fire but were unable to.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014Area:
Portland, ORA small pickup was heading northbound on I-5 in heavy rain conditions when it collided with a commercial vehicle. The pickup then crossed the median where it collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Steven Fritz, who was declared dead at the scene. A 64-year old female passenger, whose identity has not yet been released, was critically injured. The pickup driver was transported to a hospital in Salem with unknown injuries.
Fritz's zebra-striped Sentra, known by its "ZENTRA" license plate and distinct paint job, was recognized by several people after pictures of the crash emerged.
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Monday, February 10, 2014Area:
Portland, ORSalem Police identified the two people killed in a car crash Tuesday evening as a McMinnville mother and her 9-year-old daughter.
Kelly Moore, 26, and one of her twin daughters, Jasmine, were declared dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred near the intersection of Turner Road Southeast and Airway Drive Southeast. They were among four passengers in a 1994 Ford Escort driven by Hannah Reitz, 28, of McMinnville.