Weston Bowman, 16, and Abigail Boydston, 17, killed and three other Mapleton High School students injured in car crash on Oregon 126 near Florence, Oregon
Modified Date:
Fri, 11/07/2014 - 10:24amAccident Date:
Thursday, November 6, 20142 Mapleton High students killed in crash along deadly stretch of Oregon 126 near Florence
Two Mapleton High School students were killed and three injured in a crash Thursday on Oregon 126 east of Florence.
Two Students Die in Highway 126 Crash
“The vehicle departed its lane of travel, went down a small embankment colliding with a tree. It came to rest down at the embankment. It’s about a 10 foot embankment,” said Oregon State Police Trooper Lang Hinkle.
2 students killed, 3 injured in crash near Mapleton
“A six year average of one crash every three-and-a-half days; one person injured every four days; and a fatal crash every four months; is not acceptable,” said Sonny Chickering, ODOT Region 2 Manager.
Highway wreck kills 2 teens
“Safety is the most important thing to remember when you get behind the wheel. We know that driving violations — such as speeding, driving impaired or distracted, or riding without a safety belt — are major factors in lane departure and roadway departure crashes,” said Nicole Charlson, a Transportation Department safety officer. “If we can change that behavior, we can reduce fatalities.”
Two students from Mapleton High School are reported dead after a crash on Oregon 126, a famously dangerous highway between Eugene and the coast where an average of three people die a year in accidents. Three other people, including the driver of the car are hospitalized but their identities and conditions are not known. More information as it is released.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Abigail Boydston
Weston Bowman
Roadway:
Oregon 126City:
Florence, ORCounty:
Lane County, ORArea:
Eugene, OR
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