Sweet Home fire crews responded to three motor vehicle collisions within a three-hour time span on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
The first crash occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Main Street near the intersection of 23rd Avenue. The crash incurred minor damage to the two vehicles involved, with no injuries.
The second crash occurred approximately 30 minutes later at the intersection of Highway 20 and Liberty Road. That crash involved a small sedan and a pickup truck pulling a loaded horse trailer. The driver of the sedan was extricated by firefighters and transported to the hospital by ambulance with serious injuries, but was in stable condition. No other injuries were reported and the horses were also uninjured.
The third crash occurred at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Highway 20 near the intersection of 55th Avenue. This crash involved a full size pickup truck that struck the back of a smaller pickup truck which was traveling in the same direction. The smaller pickup rolled onto its top in the ditch, with both vehicles sustaining significant damage. During the crash a chain was thrown from one of the pickup beds, tangling in an overhead power line and bringing that live wire down.
Pacific Power arrived and cut power to the wire, which was causing a significant hazard as bystanders walked under it and drove over it on the roadway. Three occupants of the smaller pickup and the driver of the full size pickup were evaluated by medics, but all refused transport to the hospital by ambulance.
Fire crews were assisted by OSP, ODOT, and Sweet Home PD.