CRITICAL INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 228 EAST OF BROWNSVILLE (PHOTOS)
Posted: July 12th, 2010 7:03 AM
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One person was critically injured Sunday evening when his sport utility vehicle crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic on Highway 228 about two miles east of Brownsville and collided head-on with a pickup pulling a boat trailer. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Albany Area Command office are continuing the investigation.
According to OSP Recruit Trooper Steve Kenyon, on July 11, 2010 at approximately 6:02 p.m. a 1989 Nissan Pathfinder driven by TREVAR AUSTIN PRATT, age 24, from Junction City, was eastbound on Highway 228 near milepost 9. The Nissan travelled onto the right shoulder, came back onto the roadway and crossed the centerline where it collided head-on with a 2007 Chevrolet pickup pulling a boat trailer. The boat was tossed off the trailer upon impact and both motor vehicles came to rest on opposite shoulders.
PRATT was extricated from his vehicle by Brownsville Fire Department personnel. He was taken by air ambulance to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis with critical injuries. Safety restraint use is pending confirmation.
The pickup's driver, MARK W. MEACHAM, age 43, from Brownsville, and four occupants, two adults and two children ages 11 and 7, had possible injuries but were not transported to a hospital. They were all using safety restraints.
Highway 228 was closed about two hours at the crash scene.
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