SERIOUS INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - INTERSTATE 5 IN SOUTH WILSONVILLE AREA (PHOTOS)
Posted: August 28th, 2010 12:40 AM
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Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Friday afternoon's serious injury crash involving a commercial truck and a Jeep Wrangler southbound on Interstate 5 north of the Boone Bridge in the Wilsonville area. Three people were transported to a Portland area hospital and the freeway was completely closed about one hour before being open to one lane and then later fully re-opened.
According to OSP Trooper Shelly Squibb, on August 27, 2010 at approximately 1:30 p.m. a southbound 1986 Peterbuilt commercial truck driven by CHARLES K. JEPSON, age 53, from north Portland, was southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 283 when it was involved in a collision with a southbound 2004 Jeep Wrangler with three occupants. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
JEPSON was not injured. He was using safety restraints.
The Jeep's driver, MELISSA C. CAWLEY, age 36, from Pendleton, and two passengers, KHOAL COLLINSWORTH, age 10, and DANIEL B. BURTON, age 40, both also from Pendleton, were transported to Oregon Health Sciences University with serious injuries. CAWLEY and BURTON were transported by ground ambulance. COLLINSWORTH was transported by LifeFlight helicopter. All were using safety restraints.
OSP troopers from the Tualatin work site are continuing the investigation. Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, and ODOT assisted at the scene.
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