Police: Drunk driver crashes head-on into semi
PLEASANT HILL, Ore. - A drunk driver crashed his Suburban head-on into a semi truck Wednesday night, injuring both drivers, Oregon State Police said.
Kenneth W. Hayes, 68, of Oakridge faces charges of DUII, Reckless Driving, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.
Investigators said Hayes was eastbound on Highway 58 east of Pleasant Hill just before 8 p.m. when his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban crossed the centerline and collided head-on with an oncoming semi truck pulling a trailer loaded with lettuce.
The crash sent both Hayes and trucker Wilfrido Gomez, 52, of San Bernardino, California, to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
The wreckage blocked the highway for about an hour.
Firefighters from Springfield, Lowell, Pleasant Hill and Dexter responded to assistatthe scene.
Initial report
PLEASANT HILL, Ore. - A semi truck crash blocked both lanes of Highway 58 on Wednesday night east of Pleasant Hill.
Initial reports indicate at least one person was injured.
No word yet on what caused the crash.
how about breathalyzers at establishments that serve alchohol. Stay till sober if drinker drove to tavern. Â It would help some.
I wish, in investigating these DUI's, someone would back track the drunk's whereabouts and determine if and who might have watched this idiot get in a car and drive. Was it a friend, a business, etc. There is not enough done today to fight these tragedy's. Since having been been the victim of a drunk driver, I've been more aware of these wrecks and it happens ALL THE TIME. Why?Â
and Obama is worried about assault rifles
@censoredirawoody I don't know if Obama owns any guns, but I do know he uses alcohol, that is a matter of record. It just all depends on who's shoes you are wearing. It is called hypocrisy, what about all the people complaining about the Sheriff in Linn County? Are they the same folks that seem to think it is all right to not enforce immigration laws? Again it is all about who is greasing the palm, no honor, no truth, degraded society.
 @censoredirawoody Drunks kill more people everyday than a specific gun the media wants to call an "assault" rifle.
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No one is really shocked that another drunk was driving around today, this one happened to get in a wreck. Â
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Ban alcohol, it destroys more lives than any single stereotypical gun ever has.Â
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Where is the outrage at drunk driving?
Another DUI idiot lives through an accident.