A Portland man faces the serious charge of second-degree assault after an alleged attack on a Portland bike rider that resulted in an Oregon bicycle accident, according to The Oregonian. The incident took place early Tuesday morning as Joe Santos, a Portland police sergeant, was riding his bike to work…
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Tragic Oregon Bike Accident Leads to Changes on Dangerous Road
The state department of transportation plans to address issues raised by the death of a cyclist in a Portland bicycle accident last December on a notoriously dangerous stretch of SW Barbur in Southwest Portland. As I noted in a post last December, the issue most recently came to public attention…
Oregon Truck Accident Hospitalizes Two
An Oregon truck accident on Interstate 84 closed the road for several hours last week and sent two people to the hospital, though its most notable feature may have been that it was not even worse than accident reports indicate. According to the Associated Press the Oregon semi-truck accident began…
Serious Medical Malpractice Questions Raised by Report on State Medical Boards
A report released this week by the consumer watchdog organization Public Citizen raises serious questions about the conduct of state medical boards, according to an analysis published by the Los Angeles Times. The charges, in turn, raise broader questions about the conduct of hospitals and doctors and the prevalence in…
Helmet Manufacturers Address Risks of Traumatic Brain Injuries
An important article published in the New York Times last week indicates that the manufacturers of football helmets are moving to address problems in the way their products are used – a move that could benefit many young athletes in a time when traumatic brain injuries stemming from football and…
Fatal Oregon Truck Accident Kills Driver
A truck driver from California died last week in an Oregon truck accident on I-84 near Rufus, east of Portland, according to The Oregonian. The victim, identified by police as Lino Domingo Lopez-Hernandez, died as a result of an unusual chain of events that began with a blowout on his…
Oregon Drunk Driving Case Raises Dram Shop Questions
As reported by The Oregonian, the circumstances surrounding a recent two-car Coastal Oregon car accident on Highway 101 raise a number of potential legal issues, including whether the victims may be in a position to press an Oregon dram shop case. The newspaper, quoting police sources, reports that the accident…
Southern Oregon Dog Attack Seriously Injures Boy
A Central Point boy is hospitalized with dire injuries following an Oregon dog attack late last month, according to an area newspaper and television station. The Columbian reports that the nine year old “was attacked by three large pit bulls at his father’s home in Central Point.” He is reported…
Oregon Distracted Driving Targeted in Schools
Schools in Wallowa, in the far east of Oregon, are targeting distracted driving by going directly to the source: placing students in a car equipped with virtual reality technology to convince them of exactly how real the danger is. According to the Wallowa County Chieftain roughly 50 of the people…
Nursing Home Death Reminds Us of Need for Vigilance
A California nursing home has been ordered to pay the largest fines allowed under state law following the death of a patient. For us here in Oregon this nursing home neglect and abuse case, though it comes from out-of-state, serves as a powerful reminder of the important role courts and…