Local News: Newport, OR 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Nov 5, 2009 | Posted by: roboblogger

Police: Drunk wrong-way driver hits oncoming car head-on

Full story: KVAL-TV Eugene

A man with fractured legs, arm and pelvis was taken to a Portland hospital by air ambulance Wednesday evening after an intoxicated wrongway driver with her headlights off crashed head-on into his car on Highway 101, according to police.

Read All 3 Comments

Comments

Showing posts 1 - 3 of3
GPH

Newport, OR

|
Report Abuse
|
Judge it!
|
#1
Nov 6, 2009
 
The car was a Geo. Driven by a local ODFW biologist, Casey Deckard, on his way home from work. He's been through a couple surgeries and is in better spirits - though still in considerable pain.
PSG

Newport, OR

|
Report Abuse
|
Judge it!
|
#2
Thursday Nov 12
 
Thank God he is alive and recovering! I've prayed for him each time I think of him. It is difficult to imagine what the woman who hit him must be suffering, since I would really like to see her get "the book thrown at her", but sober now, I imagine she is miserable beyond belief. I try to pray for her, too. It makes me so sad and angry (!) that through someone's wrong choices a life was nearly lost! May God be the one who puts lives back together...
Joan

Seattle, WA

|
Report Abuse
|
Judge it!
|
#3
Thursday Nov 19
 
The woman who almost killed this man with her reprehensibly irresponsible behavior is apparently not the repentant type. Before crashing into Casey Deckerd, she crashed into another car a few minutes earlier, hit and run, she could not care less about the people inside but sped on to this much more dangerous crash. If she would have stopped her car after CRASH NUMBER ONE, the SECOND one would never have happened!!! The folks she hit first were in a much bigger, heavier car, and she smashed the side, not head on, hence they were fortunate not to be hurt. The drunk never seems to be hurt either do they? All drunk drivers should get maximum prison time. They destroy lives. How hard is it to call a friend or a cab? Hopefully she has some money so Casey can sue the pants of her, rightly so too.
Sign up to receive email when someone responds
(registration is not required)
Showing posts 1 - 3 of3
Type in your comments to post to the forum
Name
(appears on your post)
Comments
Type the numbers you see in the image on the right:

Please note by clicking on "Post Comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator. Send us your feedback.

Other Recent Newport Discussions

Search the Newport Forum:
Topic Updated Last By Comments
With 63% unemployment, Oregon tribe clings to hope 23 hr ndnrnnr97761 2
Health Care - Gleneden Beach, OR Nov 27 lee martin 1
Riptide BBQ brings ribs and more to Depoe Bay (Dec '08) Nov 20 A Newton Alb... 10
Coast Guard searches for crew after catamaran w... (Dec '06) Nov 16 Kathy and Ji... 73
Surfrider Resort Nov 15 gravy 2
Health Care - South Beach, OR Nov '09 mark mize 1
Joel Patrick Courtney Transfered To Lincoln Cou... Nov '09 Dave 1

Powered by Krillion

Cars [ See all ]

Newport Jobs

Mortgages [ See current mortgage rates ]
Apartments [ See all ]
Newport Dating

more search filters

less search filters

Newport News, Events & Info

Click for news, events and info in Newport

Daily Horoscope for December 11

Sagittarius

Moodiness is never far away today, making you over-react to problems and giving you a tendency to take out your feelings on your nearest and dearest. If someone asks you what's really wrong, you'll struggle to explain and may even have to give up because you can't put it into words. It's like an itch that you can't scratch, and you don't know where it stems from or what it means.

Get your Horoscope »