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Teen charged in injury accident.


Byline: The Register-Guard

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 sheriff's deputies jailed an Oakland teen-ager Tuesday after he allegedly left his severely injured passenger lying alongside the road after a car wreck.

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 Braack, 17, was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on charges of second-degree assault, failure to perform the duties of a driver in an injury accident and driving under the influence. He was being held on $167,500 bail.

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 Branton, 14, of Sutherlin, was being treated for critical head and internal injuries at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland.

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 deputies, Braack either fell asleep or passed out behind the wheel of a 1989 Ford Probe The Ford Probe was a coupe produced by Ford, introduced in 1989 to replace the Ford EXP as the company's sport compact car. It was sold in the European, Australian, and North American markets.  headed west on Fort McKay Road in Sutherlin shortly after midnight Monday. The car left the roadway, hit gravel and rolled.

Braack was wearing a seat belt, but Branton was not. The 14-year-old was thrown about 40 feet from the car, landing on the gravel shoulder.

Instead of getting help, Braack allegedly crawled into a nearby vehicle and took a nap, deputies said. He showed up at his Oakland home several miles from the crash scene at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, and a family member took him to the hospital, deputies said. It was unclear how he got home.

All the while, Branton lay alongside the roadway, deputies said.

Neighbors on Fort McKay Road noticed the injured and unconscious boy and called for help.

Branton was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, and then flown by helicopter to the Portland hospital The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a hospital in Great Portland Street in central London, England. .

Deputies sent samples of Braack's blood and urine to the Oregon State Police crime lab for analysis. They said Tuesday that alcohol was a factor in the wreck.
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Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:May 8, 2002
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