BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Children's conditions improve after crash JASPER - Five children injured this week in a violent head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. have improved or been released from area hospitals. The adult drivers of the two cars that crashed Monday on Jasper Road remained in serious condition. Ryan Sprague, 7, of Culp Creek has improved to fair condition at Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Portland, Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University. The first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, Doernbecher provides full-spectrum pediatric care. in Portland, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday. The boy's cousin Nicole Sprague, 14, of Springfield also was listed in fair condition at the hospital. She was transferred there from Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
Meanwhile, cousins Alex Sprague of Culp Creek and Dakota Sprague of Springfield, both 10, were released from Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. on Friday. However, Daniel Williams
The Sprague children and Williams were passengers in a 1988 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. driven by Marla Sprague, 37, of Springfield. She was headed east on Jasper Road when a westbound 1999 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck crossed the center line and hit the sedan head-on. Marla Sprague was listed in serious condition at McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Springfield on Friday. The driver of the pickup, James Turnbo, 53, of Veneta was in serious condition at Sacred Heart. Hay truck catches fire, but nobody is injured A truck caught fire west of Eugene on Friday when a spark ignited its load of hay bales. The mess shut down a rural road for several hours. Fire crews responded to Franklin Road between Alvadore Road and Territorial Highway - just west of the Eugene Airport Eugene Airport (IATA: EUG, ICAO: KEUG), also known as Mahlon Sweet Field, is a public airport located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon. - at 12:30 p.m. They closed the road as they fought the blaze, which spread to the truck's cab and threatened surrounding fields. No one was injured. Damages were estimated to be $75,000. The last fire crew left the scene at 5:30 p.m. Safety event wheels into Veneta today VENETA - Lane County Fire District 1 will hold its second annual "Safety on Wheels" presentation today. The event will begin with a car seat clinic at the fire station, 88050 Territorial Road, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., district officials will give out multi-sport helmets in exchange for five cans of food at Territorial Skate Park, West Hunter Street and Territorial Road. The canned food canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. will be donated to the community's food pantry, The Love Project. A bicycle rodeo and skateboarding and BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. bicycle demonstrations are also planned. Send announcements to: Briefly News at The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440, fax 683-7631 or e-mail rgnews@ guardnet.com. |
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