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Saturday, May 2, 2015A press memo from the Washington State Patrol says a white 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer driven by 25-year-old Matthew J. Mirelez was eastbound on Van Belle Road approaching Brien Lane when Mirelez swerved to miss a dog in the roadway. The driver then overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll. Mirelez and a 3-year-old girl who was in the back seat were transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital. A front seat passenger, Melany R. Mirelez, 30, died from injuries sustained in the crash, which happened at 9:48 p.m. Saturday about two miles east of Granger.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015Area:
Portland, ORRonald Bazzel was driving west on State Route 14 when a deer jumped into the path of the car. Bazzel's car struck the deer, then an embankment on the right side of the road.
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Saturday, October 11, 2014Area:
Seattle-Tacoma, WAAt about 9:00pm, a car with 16-year-old male passenger struck a bear that was in the middle of Highway 12. Though the passenger was wearing a seat belt, it failed to properly restrain him, and he was injured enough to warrant being flown by helicopter to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. The driver of the car was not injured, and the condition of the bear is unknown.