CRITICAL INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 99 SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY (PHOTOS)
Posted: March 19th, 2010 2:48 PM
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A 20-year old Springfield man and his 9-month old son were critically injured Friday morning when the car they were in was struck by a box truck at the intersection of Highway 99 and Milliron Road south of Junction City. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers and collision reconstructionists from the Springfield Area Command office are continuing the investigation.
According to OSP Trooper Cale Day, on March 19, 2010 at approximately 8:00 a.m. a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta driven by CODY ORAM JACKSON, age 20, from Springfield, was eastbound on Milliron Road traveling through the intersection with Highway 99 when it was struck in the passenger side by a northbound 1992 GMC box truck. After impact, both vehicles came to a rest off the highway.
CODY JACKSON and his 9-month old son, ELI JACKSON, were critically injured. CODY was using safety restraints and his son was in a child safety seat positioned in the middle rear seat. Both were initially transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. The child was later transported to Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
The box truck's driver, KEVIN M. JOHNSON, age 43, and his wife/passenger, BRENDA LEE JOHNSON, age 43, both from Pleasant Hill, were transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend with minor injuries. Safety restraint use is pending confirmation.
The intersection is controlled by a stop sign for traffic on Milliron Road.
OSP is continuing the investigation. Lane Rural Fire District and ODOT assisted at the scene. One northbound lane of Highway 99 was closed about 4 hours during the scene investigation.
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