Accident with auto destroys car wash.Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard No car washes at Higgins Texaco for awhile. The automatic washer washer Orthopedics A flattened disk of metal with a central hole used to distribute stress under a screw head to prevent thin cortical bone from splitting; serrated washers are used to affix avulsed ligaments, small avulsion fractures or comminuted fractures to the behind the station at 18th Avenue and Willamette Street was destroyed Thursday when a motorist stomped the gas pedal instead of the brake and brought the whole structure down on her 2002 Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. . The driver, Joyce Bowerman, 84, of Eugene, was shaken up but unharmed. Dave Coleman David Lee Coleman (born October 26, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1977 season. He batted and threw right handed. Listed at 6-3, 195 lb. , Eugene Fire Department district chief, drove her home while station co-owner Tim Higgins Tim Higgins (born February 7, 1958 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 706 career NHL games with the Chicago Black Hawks, New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings. tried to figure out how to get her smashed-up car out of his smashed-up car wash. "This is a first for the car wash," said Higgins, whose family has owned the station for 38 years. They have washed 3 million cars at the Texaco, which Higgins said is the oldest family-owned gas station in Eugene. Higgins was inside the station when he heard the noise around noon. "It sounded like an airplane crash," he said. "I couldn't figure out what was going on." He said the impact pushed the car wash structure forward 5 to 10 feet. Ricky Turner was riding his bike through the lot when he heard the crash. "I dropped my bike, opened her door and helped her out," he said. "She was stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. ." Bowerman didn't want to talk to reporters about the expensive mishap (language) MISHAP - An early system on the IBM 1130. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. . Higgins estimated damages at $150,000. "The washer alone is worth $80,000," he said. A structural engineer in Roseburg will examine the damage today. It could be as long as two months before a new washer is up and running, Higgins said. He said insurance will cover the damage. CAPTION(S): A Eugene firefighter surveys the damage after an accident Thursday at Higgins Texaco car wash at 18th Avenue and Willamette Street demolished de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. the car wash machinery, but resulted in no injuries to the driver. The car wash may be out of service for as long as two months. W r o n g p e d a l |
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