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…]
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 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…]