HIT & RUN SERIOUS INJURY TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 30 EAST OF ASTORIA
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: March 1st, 2014 12:46 AM
Oregon State Police (OSP) is asking for the public's help to identify the driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of a two-vehicle serious injury traffic crash Friday night on Highway 30 about eight miles east of Astoria. Anyone with information is asked to call OSP Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888.
According to Lieutenant Andrew Merila, preliminary information indicates on February 28, 2014 at approximately 9:20 p.m., a 2002 Dodge Neon with three occupants was traveling on Highway 30 near milepost 88 when a gray 1996 Honda Passport sport utility vehicle with Oregon license plates crossed the centerline and collided head-on with the Dodge Neon.
The driver of the Honda Passport fled the scene on foot. Investigating OSP troopers think that based upon crash damage the driver may have been injured. Information also indicates traffic was heavy at the time of the crash and witnesses may have not spoken to investigating troopers or may have picked up the driver and were unaware of the person's direct involvement in the crash.
The 21-year old male driver of the Dodge Neon was transported by LifeFlight to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center with critical injuries. The Dodge's two passengers were transported by Medix ambulance with non-life threatening injuries to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Names are not being released at this time.
The highway was closed for an hour before being opened to one lane. The investigation is currently ongoing at the scene. Traffic updates at TripCheck.com.
OSP is assisted at the scene by Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, Knappa Fire Department and ODOT.
No photographs available of this release.
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According to Lieutenant Andrew Merila, preliminary information indicates on February 28, 2014 at approximately 9:20 p.m., a 2002 Dodge Neon with three occupants was traveling on Highway 30 near milepost 88 when a gray 1996 Honda Passport sport utility vehicle with Oregon license plates crossed the centerline and collided head-on with the Dodge Neon.
The driver of the Honda Passport fled the scene on foot. Investigating OSP troopers think that based upon crash damage the driver may have been injured. Information also indicates traffic was heavy at the time of the crash and witnesses may have not spoken to investigating troopers or may have picked up the driver and were unaware of the person's direct involvement in the crash.
The 21-year old male driver of the Dodge Neon was transported by LifeFlight to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center with critical injuries. The Dodge's two passengers were transported by Medix ambulance with non-life threatening injuries to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Names are not being released at this time.
The highway was closed for an hour before being opened to one lane. The investigation is currently ongoing at the scene. Traffic updates at TripCheck.com.
OSP is assisted at the scene by Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, Knappa Fire Department and ODOT.
No photographs available of this release.
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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