Another Head On Collision
on Beavercreek Road
Well, it has happened again... another head on collision on Beavercreek Road. This one occurred on Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The accident occured at approximately 8:24 p.m. The Sheriff arrived at the scene at 8:39 p.m. The head on happened on S. Beavercreek just south of Heft Loop near the Horsemasters Farm.
The two vehicles involved were a 1993 Toyota Camry driven by Amber Wishoff, 18, of Oregon City and a 1986 Ford Firebird driven by Marie King, 34, of Colton.
The head-on occured on a straight section between two curves. The vehicle driven by Ms. Wishoff apparently left the roadway when she lost control of the car then skidded into the on coming lane where it crashed into the Firebird driven by Ms King. Ms. Wishoff stated that she had swerved to miss an animal, lost control of her vehicle then hit the other car. She stated she was going about 45MPH and was wearing her seatbelt.
Ms. King stated that she was going about 50MPH when the oncoming car fishtailed and then hit her head on.
There was a witness to the accident that was interviewed by the officer at the scene.
Life Flight took both drivers to area hospitals. Ms. Wishoff was taken to OHSU where she was treated and released. Ms. King was taken to Emanuel where it was determined that she had a broken nose and collar bone. Both vehicles were towed. There was no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
There was some excitement at the Horsemaster Farm however, as that is where Life Flight landed as it was the only flat ground near the scene of the accident. Apparently, no advance notice was given to the owners of Horsemaster Farm to let them know that Life Flight's helicopter would be landing in their pasture where their horses are kept. Fortunately, the landing and departure of the helicopter took place without incident.
This area of South Beavercreek Road has had many accidents where vehicles have left the roadway. There is a soft shoulder in the area and if the driver of a vehicle loses control, as happened in this case, the outcome can become deadly indeed. Thank goodness no one was more seriously injured than they were. This could have been a recipe for disaster.
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