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Fog Leads to Multi Car Fatal Crash Near Oregon/California Border
Salem-News.comFog is blamed for the crash that is said to have involved 14 vehicles.
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(KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are on the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Highway 97 about 6 miles north of the Oregon/California border, south of Klamath Falls.
Oregon State Police troopers on scene report one confirmed fatality, eight other people involved in the crash were transported by Klamath area emergency responders to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Fog is being blamed for the crash that is said to have involved 14 vehicles.
It is reported that several other cars narrowly missed being involved, and that many of those drivers remained on the scene in the area.
At this time a detour remains in place and there is no estimated time for reopening the highway.
Oregon State Police crash reconstructionists are arriving, and they say numerous local, county and state agencies are involved in response.
No more information is available at this time.
Source: Oregon State Police
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Neal Feldman November 7, 2007 8:59 am (Pacific time)
Calm or not rjerryc is correct. The fog may have been an additional hazard but unless it appeared suddenly out of nowhere and the crash happened seconds later the drivers could have pulled over and stopped. It was driver error to continue to drive in circumstances that were not entirely safe. It disgusts me how so many let drivers off the hook for what is THEIR FAULT. Ah well...
Sue November 6, 2007 10:13 am (Pacific time)
rjerryc: Relax. This is normal to name a cause of an accident due to fog, ice or whatever. You need calm down.
rjerryc November 6, 2007 6:45 am (Pacific time)
Fog is being blamed for the crash? That is like blaming a gun for robbing a bank! We seem to always have a need to blame something other than our fellow humans for everything that happens. The fog did not cause the crash. Humans caused the crash. The humans were operating the vehicles involved and had control over whether they fog was hazardous enough to cause them to stop and not continue driving in it. Aren't we humans the strangest animals? We always blame inanimate objects for our own stupidity
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