An Oregon motorcycle crash that also involved a pickup truck left a Monmouth man dead over the weekend, according to a report in this morning’s Oregonian. The newspaper reports that the man “died Sunday morning in a collision between a pickup truck and a motorcycle on Oregon 51 north of…
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Tualatin DUII Case Highlights Legal System At Work
A report this week in The Oregonian is a welcome example of our legal system at work. The account of the conviction of a reckless Oregon hit and run driver who caused a two-vehicle crash in Tualatin is a reminder that the justice system can and does work for victims…
Forest Grove Car Crash Likely A Result of Reckless Driving
A recent Oregon car crash story in The Oregonian is relatively straightforward, and it is because of that tragic simplicity that it holds such stark lessons. According to the newspaper four people including a child were injured last week when a driver who was allegedly following too closely behind another…
Portland Bicycle Accident Appears to be a Hit-and-Run
A recent article in The Oregonian offered details of an Oregon bicycle accident on North Interstate Avenue that appears to be a hit-and-run. The newspaper, citing the Portland police, reports that a 59-year-old North Portland man “was rushed to a local hospital after he was struck by a vehicle in…
Study Seeks to Broaden Definition of Distracted Driving
Perhaps we should have seen this coming. Even as consumer groups and public awareness campaigns have worked to raise awareness of distracted driving here in Oregon and elsewhere, the distractions in our cars have evolved. That conclusion comes from a study released today by researchers at the University of Utah…
New Studies Shed Light on Distracted Driving
Two new studies receiving media attention this month indicate that the problem of distracted driving in Oregon and elsewhere around the country may be even worse than many people think. According to the Associated Press the first study, released earlier this month by the safety-advocacy group the National Safety Council…
Oregon Cabbage Hill Bus Crash Lawsuit Targets State
It has been just over three months since an Oregon bus crash in the Cabbage Hill area in the east of the state killed nine people and injured 38. As official investigations and a search for answers move forward, The Oregonian reports that lawsuits accusing the state Department of Transportation…
Oregon Distracted Driving: New Challenges, New Opportunities
Two articles published in recent days by the New York Times illustrate both the continuing challenge we all face in attempting to curb distracted driving and the paradox of technology – the cause of so many Oregon distracted driving problems –sometimes offering solutions to the very problems it helps create.…
Mayor, Headlines Turn Spotlight on DUII
A New York Times report this weekend about a terrible multi-vehicle crash in Nevada is a reminder of the importance of issues Portland’s own mayor has spent the last few weeks spotlighting. A Reuters news agency dispatch, republished by the Times, cites local law enforcement, reporting that “five members of…
Oregon Supreme Court ruling Leaves justice Undone for Beaverton Woman
A ruling last week by the Oregon Supreme Court, as reported by The Oregonian, leaves justice unfulfilled for one Beaverton woman, though a chance remains that a federal court will view the case differently. According to the newspaper, the state’s highest court ruled 4-3 that because of a legal technicality…