Firefighters cut man from car in Hwy 43 crash
NEAR LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Fire crews had to cut a man out of a car early Monday morning after he crashed and rolled his car on Highway 43.
Lake Oswego Fire Department crews responded to a report of a wreck on Highway 43 near Breyman Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. Monday and found a heavily damaged car they said hit a tree and then rolled several times.
Battalion Chief David Morris said firefighters had to use hydraulic tools to cut the car open and get the driver, who was the only person in the car, out of the wrecked vehicle.
The man, who was not identified, was taken to OHSU with life-threatening injuries, firefighters said. The man had been wearing a seat belt and the car's airbags activated, according to Morris.
Highway 43 was closed for several hours while firefighters worked at the scene. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash. No cause for the crash has been announced. Only the one car was involved.
This man, was my cousin. He did not recover, he passed away at the hospital later that night. He was only 24, so no matter how you may feel about what happened please keep your comments respectful. He was an awesome person, and a good driver. As far as I knew earlier in the night he was not too impaired to drive, so it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Â
ME AND MY FRIEND FOUND THE CAR FIRST AND CALL 911. I WAS NEXT TO THE CAR WHEN I SAW ANOTHER CAR COMING AND NOT STOPING SO I STARTED RUNNING AWAY FROM DE CAR Â WHILE I WAS RUNNING THE CAR THAT WAS COMIMNG HIT THE CAR THAT WAS CRASH AND THEN THE CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS ME. IF I WOULDN'T STARTED RUNNING I WOULD GOT HIT TOO.
I'd like to know the make, model, and year of the car. Some are better than others when the driver tries to turn them into little tin balls. Real life crashes don't have a star rating, just if you walk away, or are still breathing.
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My little Subaru literally had to have the rules re-written on how to use the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off to extract the occupants. The B pillar is so strong the they will not cut it. In the trade article I saw they had to use their abrasive cut off saw to cut the B-pillar. That takes longer and sprays the victim and scene with a shower of sparks and slag. Later the first responders went to a wrecking yard and got permission to play around and figure out what the heck was going on. They found that the jaws would cut the roof on ether side of the B-pillar. By cutting a V notch they were able to relatively quickly and safely peal the roof off with out cutting the B-pillar proper.
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Yikes! That's a nasty crash. I wish the driver a speedy and full recovery. The article leaves a lot of questions unanswered. That's a lot of damage for a one vehicle accident.
"Firefighters cut man from car in Hwy 43 crash". So, the firefighters cut the man or cut the car to free the man? Since I am not nature born English speaking, this seems condused, Katu.
confused, not condused, :)
Well, he's probably lucky he didn't go over the the ravine side. 1:30am does tend to beg the alcohol question, but that hasn't been reported yet. Hope he pulls through.
Pure conjecture here: speed and alcohol. The road is a little bendy, but certainly navigable by normal drivers.
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It looks like a lot of damage for a 45 mph zone for sure.