News Release from: Oregon State Police
TEEN DRIVER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 97 SOUTH OF KENT (PHOTOS)
Posted: October 15th, 2012 6:04 PM
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Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Monday afternoon's single vehicle serious injury traffic crash involving a teenage driver along Highway 97 about three miles south of Kent in north central Oregon.
On October 15, 2012 at approximately 1:49 p.m., a 2005 Jeep Cherokee driven by a 19-year old male from California was northbound on Highway 97 near milepost 43. For an unknown reason, the Jeep traveled across the highway and off the southbound shoulder where it rolled until stopping on its wheels in a wheat field. The driver was not using safety restraints and was ejected, coming to rest partially underneath the vehicle.
The driver was transported by LifeFlight to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. His name will be released later this evening.
OSP troopers from The Dalles Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Senior Trooper Thad Routson is the lead investigator.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Sherman County Sheriff's Office, South Sherman Fire & Rescue, and ODOT.
OSP and ODOT remind parents and teen drivers that October 14 - 20 is designated "Teen Driver Safety Week" nationally and in Oregon. Governor John Kitzhaber signed a proclamation (http://t.co/C9ygIFHk) designating this week as "Oregon Teen Driver Safety Week". Additional information about this safety week is available on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website at http://www.nhtsa.gov/Teen-Drivers.
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