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Collision on I-5 kills 1, injures 7.


Byline: The Register-Guard

COTTAGE GROVE Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery).  - A 24-year-old Cottage Grove man was killed early Sunday in a 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.
 involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 near Cottage Grove, state police said.

Seven others were injured in the crash. Alcohol is being investigated as a contributing factor.

Saul Urenda was one of seven occupants in a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban This article is about a type of vehicle. For other uses, see Suburb.

The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935 and is likely to be produced
 that was headed south on I-5 about 1:40 a.m. when it collided near the Saginaw exit with a 2006 Ford Taurus Not to be confused with Ford Taunus.

The Ford Taurus is currently a full-size, front-wheel drive or all wheel drive automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America.
 heading the wrong way.

Urenda, seated in the Suburban's third rear seat, was not wearing safety restraints. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Suburban's driver, 40-year-old Maria Teresa Urenda, and five other family members were taken 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)
 in Eugene and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.

Maria Urenda is Saul Urenda's mother.

The other passengers were David Urenda, 46; Rosa Urenda, 22; Blanca Urenda, 20; David Urenda, 19; and Mario Urenda, 7.

Safety restraint information and seating positions were not immediately known.

The driver of the Taurus, 40-year-old Bryan Lewis Bryan Lewis (b. Alliston, Ontario) is a Canadian municipal politician and a former referee and Director of Officiating for the National Hockey League. His first NHL experience was in the 1966-67 NHL season.  of Commerce, Texas, was taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center. He was in critical condition Sunday night, a nursing supervisor said.

One lane of the interstate was closed for about four hours during the investigation. State troopers were assisted at the scene by the South Lane and Springfield fire departments, and the state Department of Transportation.
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Title Annotation:Accidents
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Aug 28, 2006
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