Kenndra J. Haney, 21, and Brett V. Wildgen, 46, killed and Chase T. Holden, 19, injured in head-on collision on Oregon 126 near Leaburg, Oregon
2 dead after head-on crash east of Eugene
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, and a male passenger in the Honda was taken to a Springfield hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, police say. The highway was shut down for about an hour.
State police: Alcohol contributed to death of two Springfield residents killed in head-on crash on Highway 126
A preliminary investigation suggests that Wildgen was traveling east in a 1990 Mazda pickup around 12:40 a.m. when he crossed the centerline and struck Haney’s westbound 2004 Honda Civic head-on.
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