Photo: OSP BANKS – The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash on Wednesday evening west of Banks on Highway 6 has been arrested on six charges stemming from the crash. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, emergency response agencies and the Oregon State Police responded to[Read More…]
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Fatal crash closes Highway 6 just west of Banks
A photo from the scene, courtesy Tim Townley. Photo has been cropped to remove identifying features of vehicle involved. BANKS – A crash on Highway 6 near mile post 48, roughly 1 mile west of Banks, has halted traffic near a construction zone, with a vehicle severely damaged after it[Read More…]
Emergency crews mount two hour rescue for dirt bike rider seriously injured in the Tillamook State Forest
Photo from the scene: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue BROWNS CAMP – A dirt bike rider crashed at Browns Camp on Monday afternoon, requiring an extensive rescue to extract the patient, who was eventually transported via air ambulance to a Portland-area hospital. According to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue (FGF&R),[Read More…]
Driver arrested in Hillside hit and run
WIlliam Offinga’s booking photo from Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – A hit and run involving a cyclist and a driver who fled the scene in Hillside has resulted in the arrest of WIlliam Offinga, a Forest Grove-area resident on the afternoon of Thursday, May 16. Witnesses say that around[Read More…]
Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office seeks driver who fled scene after injuring cyclist in Hillside
The suspect vehicle. Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office HILLSIDE – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help them find a driver who witnesses say fled the scene after striking a bicyclist on NW Hillside Road on Saturday, May 11. According to a media release from the[Read More…]
Oregon State Police: Five teens involved in fatal crash
Photo from the scene by Washington County Sheriff’s Office GALES CREEK – The Oregon State Police (OSP) have said that Saturday morning’s fatal crash involved five teenagers. According to OSP, a black 2012 Kia Soul was travelling eastbound on Highway 6 near mile post 42, close to the Gales Creek[Read More…]
Highway 6 closed for fatal crash near Gales Creek Shell station
Because the vehicle crashed down an embankment, patients have to be brought up one at a time in a ‘stokes basket’ using a rope system. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue GALES CREEK – A single-vehicle fatal crash near the Gales Creek Shell station on Saturday morning has resulted in[Read More…]
Suspect arrested in Gales Creek pursuit and crash
Photo: Washington County Sheriff’s Office PORTLAND – The alleged driver in Friday’s pursuit and crash into Gales Creek was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Portland by members of the North Plains Police Department with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau, according to a press release issued by the Washington County Sheriff’s[Read More…]
Police pursuit ends with vehicle crashing into Gales Creek near Gales Creek Shell station
The vehicle, with a passenger still inside, is pulled from Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – A police pursuit that started Friday morning near North Plains on Highway 26 ended when the driver struck a spike strip near the Gales Creek Shell station on Highway 6, lost control,[Read More…]
Highway 6 partially blocked near summit by semi crash
Photo from the scene by Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST – Highway 6 is partially blocked on the east side of the summit after a tractor-trailer crashed, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. According to ODOT spokesperson Don Hamilton, the westbound lane was completely blocked, and[Read More…]