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Teen steps into traffic, gets hit by vehicle

A 15-year-old boy who left his fishing perch to get more worms early Thursday was struck by a car near Perkins Peninsula Park, about three miles west of Eugene.

John-David Faddis was trying to cross Highway 126 around 7:40 a.m. when he was hit by an eastbound 1998 Nissan Altima driven by Carrie Martin, 29, of Veneta, the Oregon State Police reported. Police said Faddis stepped in front of the car as it traveled about 50 or 55 mph. Martin will not be cited, police said.

Faddis, of Eugene, was being treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center for a fractured leg, ankle and arm, trooper Gus Bradford said. His injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

The accident closed the highway in both directions for about 45 minutes.

Theft of cans deprives child of week at camp

The trash bags full of pop and beer cans in youth pastor Chris Hallford's pickup had a purpose - to help send local kids to a summer church camp.

But now the cans are gone, stolen in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon from in front of Hallford's home on Concord Street near Danebo Elementary School in west Eugene.

"We probably lost $50 to $60 worth of cans," said Hallford, who helps at New Hope Christian Church in Veneta. "That's enough to send one kid to camp for the entire week."

Hallford reported to Eugene police that he saw a bearded white man in his 30s or 40s, possibly homeless, in the vicinity of his home Wednesday.

Youngsters at the church gathered most of the cans on a wet and rainy day last week, said Hallford, who will serve as head counselor at the weeklong church camp to be held in Drain in mid-July. The camp is affiliated with the Pentecostal Church of God.

Anyone with information about the theft of cans is invited to call Hallford at 688-1326 or Eugene police at 682-5111.

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Deer-motorcyle collision seriously injures driver

MARCOLA - Charles Percilick didn't see the deer coming.

Crash investigators found no skid marks on Marcola Road, where they believe a deer ran into the path of Percilick's motorcycle early Wednesday. The 40-year-old Marcola man didn't have time to hit the brakes before his bike hit the animal and Percilick went flying, Lane County deputy Jason Franklin said.

Percilick skidded along the roadway, stopping only when his body landed in some brush at the side of the road. He remained in intensive care at Sacred Heart Medical Center on Thursday with head injuries and a punctured lung, but he's recovering, Franklin said. His helmet, gloves and full riding leathers may have saved Percilick. "He had all the proper equipment," the deputy said.

The deer, however, died at the scene.

Car-truck accident puts woman in hospital

COTTAGE GROVE - A Cottage Grove woman drove her car into the path of an unloaded log truck Thursday afternoon, causing a wreck that sent her to the hospital, the Lane County sheriff's office said.

Judy Elaine Smith, 57, was being treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center for internal injuries and injuries to her face, sheriff's Sgt. Steve Broome said. She was briefly trapped in her car until firefighters freed her.

The crash occurred about 1 p.m. when Smith pulled out of a driveway on London Road near Sears Road. She was struck by the log truck driven by Steven Paul Brown, 38, of Eugene, who was not injured. The accident remained under investigation Thursday night.