One killed after vehicles hit cow near Crater Lake
File photo By Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A car and a pickup traveling in opposite directions simultaneously struck a cow northwest of Crater Lake. The driver of the car died at the scene, as did the cow. The Oregon State Police says a Buick driven by 51-year-old Newton Rodney Wonacott of Central Point was westbound on Oregon 230 late Saturday as a Ford pickup driven by 28-year-old Aaron Platt of Redmond was approaching eastbound. The vehicles hit a cow that was walking across the highway but did not come into contact with each other. The Buick went off the westbound shoulder and struck a tree. Newton Wonacott died and his passenger — 80-year-old Ruby Wonacott of Medford — was injured. Platt and his passengers were not hurt. The area of the crash is deemed "Open Range" for livestock. MORE DETAILS ON AREAS WHERE LIVESTOCK CAN RUN AT LARGE Last year, there were 732 reported traffic crashes in the state that involved an animal, according to Oregon Department of Transportation crash statistics. Of those, it is not clear how many involved livestock. Four of them involved fatalities. MORE CRASH DATA |
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