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All-terrain vehicle crash kills teen, hurts another.


Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard

A Springfield teenager died and another was injured in·jure  
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1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3.
 late Monday when the ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum.

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 they were riding crashed along a logging road near the intersection of Big Fall Creek Fall Creek is the name of several places in the United States:
  • Fall Creek, Wisconsin, a town
  • Fall Creek neighborhood in Ithaca, New York
  • Fall Creek, a stream in New York
  • Fall Creek, a stream in Indiana
  • Fall Creek, Oregon, a town
 Road and Winberry Creek Road.

Dylan Anderson, 17, of Springfield, died in the 11:30 p.m. crash. Russell Pedigo, 16, also of Springfield, was injured, Lane County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Clint Clint is the diminutive word for the given name Clinton and may refer to:

People:
  • Clint Eastwood (1930–), an American actor
  • Clint Mansell (1963–), an English musician and composer
Places:
  • Clint, Texas
 Riley said.

Investigators found the crash site about 30 feet down a steep embankment in a heavily forested area where the vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree. Both boys were wearing helmets.

Anderson died at the accident site. Pedigo suffered serious injuries and was transported via helicopter to Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to:

In the United States:
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center — Eugene, Oregon
  • Sacred Heart Medical Center — Spokane, Washington
See also
  • Sacred Heart Hospital (disambiguation)
, where he was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon.

The two had been camping with a group in the Fall Creek area since Monday afternoon, Riley said. Investigators have not yet determined if speed or alcohol contributed to the crash, Riley said.
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Title Annotation:Accidents; The two Springfield boys ran off a logging road and hit a tree, investigators say
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Sep 5, 2007
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