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4th of July Starts Out Bad for One Mid-Valley Driver

In all, it took personnel 22 minutes to free the patient from the vehicle.

(MT. ANGEL, Ore. . ) - At 04:33 a.m. Friday, Marion County Fire District No. 1 Firefighters and Paramedics were dispatched to an injury vehicle crash on Rambler Drive NE, near Yew Tree Ln NE, west of Mt. Angel in rural Marion County.

A passerby in the area noticed gravel on the roadway as he was making his morning drive and stopped to investigate. The passerby discovered a vehicle that had just moments before had rolled off the roadway and down an embankment.

Fire Destroys Home East of Salem

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Video by Jerry Freeman Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A two alarm fire destroyed a home just east of Salem Monday night.

Capt. Trent Friesen with Marion County Fire District No. 1 tells Salem-News.com that they were dispatched to a house fire near the intersection of Silverton Road and 64th Ave. NE just after 8:30 p.m.