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All tagged 2024
Wheat Truck wrecks in Gilliam County; three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97 on Dec. 3
“The Trooper was able to see the passenger and identified him as the subject who had the warrant. The Trooper activated his emergency lights, and the vehicle rapidly accelerated in reverse. While the truck turned around, it backed into a utility pole and continued down the access road at a high rate of speed.”
But what appears to be the most egregious case was that of an alleged illegal fish take on Eagle Creek near the Columbia River which was verified after police located a stolen Fish & Wildlife camera taken from the area on Sept. 26, according to the Oregon State Police log.
Two criminal citations were ultimately issued for Take/Poss. of Buck Deer - Wildlife Enforcement Decoy. Closed season, and Hunting with the Aid of a Motor Vehicle. An additional violation citation was issued for an open container of alcohol.
A Chevrolet Equinox burned to its frame on Highway 197 Near Tygh Ridge Road south of Dufur at around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday night, according to Oregon State Police. The cow died.
On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 6:58 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 197 near milepost 9 in Wasco County.
A Cascade Locks man was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Woodburn that resulted in one fatality on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 5:26 a.m., according to Oregon State Police.
The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by James Nicholas Braithwaite, 58, of Pasco left the roadway for unknown reasons and went down a steep embankment.
