In Marion County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
After a Marion County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
Since there is no cost to speak with a lawyer, it is a good idea to learn more about your potential personal injury claim. Accident Data Center can connect you with an experienced personal injury lawyer who can provide you with information about your rights and options.
A Polk County sheriff's sergeant was killed Friday afternoon after a crash on Oregon 22 in Salem.
According to Salem police, at about 4:11 p.m. a vehicle traveling eastbound on Oregon 22 crashed near the Rosemont Northwest on-ramp.
A 90-year old man involved in a Tuesday afternoon accident that killed his 91-year-old wife, died Wednesday of his injuries, police said.
An elderly driver from Colorado was killed and two Hillsboro residents in an SUV were injured in a two-vehicle crash that blocked U.S. Highway 20 near Santiam Pass, west of Sisters for over an hour Monday morning, Oregon State Police reported.
A pedestrian, later identified as Joseph Lee Locke, 50, was struck and killed on I-5 northbound, by a truck driven by Albert McCormick Jr., 63, two miles north of Woodburn, according to Oregon State Police.
Marion County sheriff’s deputies say a driver crashed into a train before daybreak, ran from his burning car and asked neighbors for a place to sleep.
Oregon State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an accident in which a car went off Oregon 22 west of Detroit and plunged into Sardine Creek.
A Woodburn man has died, following a crash earlier in the week on Highway 211, police said.
Weather-related accidents have snarled Interstate 5 between Salem and Eugene early Friday morning.
