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On May 29, 2016 at about 12:40AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 26 near milepost 26 (near Leaburg). Preliminary investigation revealed a 1990 Mazda pickup was traveling eastbound on Highway 126 when it crossed the centerline and struck a westbound 2004 Honda Civic head-on. Both drivers were declared deceased on scene by emergency personnel. A male passenger in the Honda was taken to Sacred Heart Riverbend for treatment of life threatening injuries. The highway was shut...
Leaburg: The Oregon State Police have identified the drivers of two vehicles involved in an early morning head-on accident early Sunday morning. Killed in the wreck were Kenndra J. Haney, 21, and a Brett V. Wildgen, 46, both of Springfield. A passenger in Haney’s vehicle,Chase T. Holden, 19, sustained life-threatening injuries. Investigators say Wildgen may have consumed alcohol prior to the accident. The preliminary investigation reports Wildgen was eastbound in a 1990 Mazda pickup around 12:40 a.m. when he crossed the centerline and struck H...
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