UPDATE: ADDED NAME & PHOTOS - INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF COTTAGE GROVE
Posted: March 23rd, 2012 10:21 AM
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Photographs - Oregon State Police
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Two people were injured Thursday morning in a cross-over traffic crash in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about five miles north of Cottage Grove. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation. The name of the female driver is released in this update.
On March 22, 2012 at approximately 11:25 a.m. a 2012 Kia Forte driven by DENNIS P. FOLEY, age 67, from Fircrest, Washington was northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 179 in the left lane when it traveled off the roadway, through the center median and collided nearly head-on with a southbound 1993 Honda Accord four-door driven by HEATHER EDWARDS-ORTIZ, age 33, from Eugene.
Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend with non-life threatening injuries. Both were using safety restraints and airbags deployed.
The southbound lanes were closed about 30 minutes. OSP troopers from the Springfield Area Command office were assisted at the scene by South Lane County Fire & Rescue and ODOT.
Senior Trooper Rick Hamilton is the lead investigator. The cause of the crash is not confirmed but a medical problem may have been a contributing factor.
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