Briefly.Byline: The Register-Guard Springfield police chief in serious condition SPRINGFIELD - Springfield Police Chief Jerry Smith Jerry Smith may refer to the following people:
Smith was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit. On Friday, his condition was upgraded to serious and he was transferred to the surgical floor for further treatment. REGION Man who died in crash identified by police CORRECTION (ran 10/29/03): The age of a survivor in a fatal traffic crash was incorrect in a news brief published Sunday on page C3 because of a police error. Rex Garner of Springfield is 26. He was the passenger in a car driven by Bryan L. Chastain, 32, who died in the crash at Deerhorn Road and Highway 126. WALTERVILLE - A Eugene man who was killed when his car collided with a tractor-trailer rig Friday night was identified Saturday as 32-year-old Bryan L. Chastain. Oregon State Police said Chastain was driving north on Deerhorn Road shortly before 7 p.m. when he ran a stop sign at Highway 126 and his BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. was struck on the driver's side by an eastbound semi truck. After the initial impact, the semi truck, driven by Toby Hysell, 33, of Lebanon, crossed the center line and struck a westbound Nissan pickup truck. The collision caused the semi to go over the front of the pickup, investigators said. It took emergency crews almost four hours to extricate the driver of the pickup, David P. Eason, 57, of Springfield. He was treated and released from Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. for treatment of a broken hip and other internal injuries, police said. She was listed in critical condition Saturday, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a nursing supervisor. A passenger in Chastain's BMW, Rex Garner, 36, of Springfield, was treated for minor injuries and released from Sacred Heart. Hysell, who was en route to Idaho hauling a flatbed trailer loaded with lumber and an empty trailer, was not injured. Passer-by finds man who was reported missing VENETA - A man described as disoriented dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. due to a medical condition was found early Saturday wandering in the Veneta area, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said. Harry Aloysius Eberle, 63, was found by a motorist along Cantrell Road south of Fern Ridge Wildlife Refuge shortly before 1 a.m. Eberle was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center where he was treated for hypothermia hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiological activity. It is artificially induced (usually with ice baths) for certain surgical procedures and cancer treatments. and released, according to a nursing supervisor. Relatives reported Eberle missing Friday evening from his home on Fisher Road. Eberle is reported to be experiencing complications from a diabetic condition that causes him to be confused, the sheriff's office said. Lane County sheriff's deputies, search and rescue members with tracking dogs and a Marine Patrol conducted a search of the area. NORTHWEST ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. urges support for Patriot Act challenge McMINNVILLE - The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. is urging Oregonians to back Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden in a challenge to parts of the Patriot Act that also is drawing some Republican support. ``We have an administration that seems to view our Constitution as an obstacle to justice rather than a path to justice,'' Jann Carson of the ACLU of Oregon said. Carson criticized the Patriot Act during a public meeting in McMinnville on the Bush administration's war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . The act turns 2 years old this weekend amid signs of growing and diverse opposition. Three states and nearly 200 cities have approved resolutions urging Congress to repeal all or parts of the law. |
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