INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 126W WEST OF EUGENE (PHOTOS)
Posted: July 26th, 2010 12:35 PM
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A Roseburg-area man received minor injuries Monday morning following a rollover crash on Highway 126W west of Eugene near Fisher Road. The highway was closed about 90 minutes while emergency responders helped the injured driver and also assessed potential hazardous material concerns of a device ejected from the vehicle.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper Cale Day, on July 26, 2010 at approximately 6:05 a.m. a 2008 Ford Ranger pickup driven by CHARLES G. SHERWIN, age 54, from Roseburg, was westbound on Highway 126W near milepost 52 when it drifted onto the right shoulder. SHERWIN over-corrected the pickup trying to bring it back onto the roadway and it rolled several times coming to rest on its top.
SHERWIN, who works for Umpqua Testing Service LLC and was driving the company's pickup, was using safety restraints and received minor injuries. He was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend for treatment.
While police and fire personnel were on scene they noticed a tool, a nuclear densometer, ejected from the pickup and laying in a ditch. According to the director of Umpqua Testing Service LLC, the device uses a minute amount of radioactive material to check the density of the ground. It is a common device used at major roadway construction sites.
As a precaution, the highway remained closed until an Oregon State Fire Marshal HAZMAT team came to the scene and rendered the device safe. An Umpqua Testing Service LLC representative responded and transported it from the scene.
OSP troopers from the Springfield Area Command office are completing the investigation. Eugene Fire Department, Lane County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Fire Marshal HAZMAT, and ODOT assisted at the scene.
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