SERIOUSLY INJURED DRIVER'S PIT BULL SOUGHT FOLLOWING CRASH EAST OF RHODODENDRON (PHOTOS)
Posted: February 5th, 2010 11:54 AM
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A Madras-area man was seriously injured Friday morning when the car he was driving traveled off Highway 26 about 1/2 mile east of Rhododendron and crashed into a tree. The man's dog, a medium sized brown pit bull wearing a harness named "LEO", ran from the scene and has not been found.
On February 5, 2010 at approximately 9:05 a.m. a 1989 Toyota Camry four-door driven by CRAIG ALBERT HEYING, age 24, from Madras, was eastbound on Highway 26 near milepost 45 when it traveled off the right shoulder, sideswiped a tree and then crashed head-on into another tree. HEYING was found lying on the ground outside of his car seriously injured.
HEYING was transported by AMR ambulance to the Welches area from where he was taken by LifeFlight to Legacy Emanuel Hospital. He was using safety restraints.
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers and Hoodland Fire Department personnel reported seeing a pit bull in the area but were unable to catch it before disappearing into the woods. If anyone sees a pit bull matching the description mentioned above in this area, please contact OSP Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888.
OSP troopers from the Government Camp office are continuing the investigation. ODOT assisted at the scene.
No photograph of "LEO" available for release.
Crash scene photograph source – Oregon State Police
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