Accidents and Crashes Archives

Woman pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run crash

October 29, 2019 11:45 am KTVZ News Team

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County woman pleaded guilty in a deadly hit-and-run crash and was sentenced to probation, with no additional…

Family, friends mourn loss of Prineville motorcycle rider

October 28, 2019 8:40 am Barney Lerten

Grieving family and friends of a Prineville motorcyclist killed in a Redmond crash Friday afternoon are expressing shock and sadness over the sudden…

Salem bicyclist dies of injuries from crash with car

October 27, 2019 2:11 pm KTVZ News Team

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials at Salem Health Hospital say a bicyclist involved in a crash last week has died. The Salem Statesman Journal…

Driver dies in 4-vehicle I-5 crash near Woodburn

October 26, 2019 11:58 pm KTVZ News Team

A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Woodburn early Saturday morning killed a 24-year-old Beaverton man and injured five others, three…

Prineville motorcyclist killed in SW Redmond crash

October 26, 2019 9:36 pm KTVZ News Team

Redmond police on Saturday identified a Prineville motorcyclist who suffered fatal injuries Friday afternoon in a collision with a minivan at a…

Elk crashes into car on Highway 20 near Sisters

October 22, 2019 8:04 pm KTVZ News Team

A Bend man’s weekend fishing trip turned into a chance collision with an elk Friday morning. But while it turned out badly for the animal, it…

Hwy. 22E crash kills Stayton woman, injures Culver man

October 20, 2019 3:22 pm KTVZ News Team

An 86-year-old Stayton woman was killed and a Culver man was seriously injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near…

Leaking pipe in NE Portland releases sewage

October 20, 2019 11:57 am KTVZ News Team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sewer pipe in Northeast Portland leaked an estimated 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) of untreated sewer water into an…

Crash kills driver, seriously injures ODOT snowplow operator

October 20, 2019 7:44 am KTVZ News Team

A pickup driver was killed and an ODOT snowplow driver seriously injured Saturday morning in a collision on snow-covered state Highway 3 in northeast…

Woman sues after husband killed in E. Oregon hunting accident

October 19, 2019 8:54 pm KTVZ News Team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The widow of an Eastern Oregon elk hunter has filed a $960,000 lawsuit against the man’s hunting partner following an…

Portland man killed in Columbia County hunting accident

October 14, 2019 4:48 am KTVZ News Team

Columbia County authorities on Sunday identified the victim of a hunting accident Saturday morning as a 63-year-old Portland man. Sheriff’s…

Police investigating events before Portland activist’s death

October 13, 2019 9:51 pm KTVZ News Team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland activist is dead after a vehicle hit him as he was leaving a left-wing hangout. Police say Sean Kealiher’s…

Dozens of pets rescued, 3 perish in Hwy. 26 trailer crash

October 12, 2019 10:14 pm KTVZ News Team

(Update: Revised tally of cats) Three people and dozens of cats, dogs and a rabbit survived, but three cats perished Thursday afternoon when a pickup…

Two thrown, hurt in rollover crash N. of Prineville

October 8, 2019 3:48 pm KTVZ News Team

Two Prineville men were seriously injured Monday night when their Jeep crashed through a power pole and rolled several times, throwing both men into…

Missing hunter found dead in Eastern Oregon

October 7, 2019 8:29 pm KTVZ News Team

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — A missing hunter has been found dead in the Wallowa Mountains in Eastern Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Andrew…

Crook County ATV crash seriously injures Calif. man

October 6, 2019 10:49 pm KTVZ News Team

A Red Bluff, California man was seriously injured Saturday night when his ATV crashed and rolled over him on a road south of Prineville, Crook County…