Collision kills four, including 2 youths.Byline: Jeff Wright Jeff Wright can refer to:
Four people, including two juveniles, were killed Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West 11th Avenue and Bertelsen Road in west Eugene. A fifth person, also a juvenile, sustained injuries believed to be life-threatening and was taken to a local hospital, Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda Kletzok said at the crash scene. The four who were killed and the seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. juvenile were all occupants of a silver Toyota Highlander The Toyota Highlander (Toyota Kluger in Japan and Australia) is a crossover SUV assembled by the Toyota Motor Corporation under the Toyota brand name in its Kyūshū, Japan assembly plant and its Ikeda, Osaka, Japan assembly plant during 2008 and present. that collided with a red Isuzu Rodeo rodeo (rō`dēō, rōdā`ō), public exhibition of the skill of cowboys in various activities. Events include riding broncos, riding steers, "bulldogging" steers, roping and tying steers and calves, the use of the lasso, and . The 24-year-old driver of the Isuzu was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. The Isuzu had no other passengers. The accident occurred at around 9:16 p.m. Alcohol may have been a contributing factor, Kletzok said. The scene was a grim one even to veteran investigators. "This is a really bad one," Kletzok said. "It's a very sad occurrence." A few minutes before midnight, police had still not removed all of the bodies from the Highlander, which had struck a utility pole A utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, power pole, or telegraph post is a post or pole upon which telecommunication network equipment is situated. . A utility truck with a ladder had arrived in an effort to stabilize the pole before removing the bodies. West 11th Avenue was expected to remain closed indefinitely as the accident scene investigation continued. It's possible that the arterial arterial /ar·te·ri·al/ (-al) pertaining to an artery or to the arteries. ar·te·ri·al adj. 1. Of or relating to one or more arteries or to the entire system of arteries. 2. could still be closed early today, affecting the morning commute TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment. , Kletzok said. Motorists are advised to avoid the intersection until further notice. Kletzok said Wednesday night that the victims had not been identified, and it was unknown if they were all members of the same family. The two dead juveniles appeared to be young teens, she said. The juvenile with critical injuries appeared to be an older teen, she said. The intersection is along the commercial portion of West 11th and is controlled by a four-way signal. Reporter Nat Levy contributed to this report. |
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