No injuries reported after collision on OR7, driver cited
By Shannon McKone on Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
BAKER CITY– Officers with the Baker City Police Department (BCPD) responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on Hwy 7 at milepost 50.5 recently. According to reports from the BCPD, “the driver, apparently in a hurry, attempted to pass a logging truck, crossing the solid double line and nearly colliding head on with a motorist in the oncoming lane of travel. The vehicle veered off the left shoulder of the road, becoming briefly airborne before landing on a large boulder, totaling the vehicle.”
No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the incident and the driver was not seriously injured. The driver, who was not identified, was cited in lieu of custody for Reckless Driving and issued a traffic citation for Unsafe Driving on the Left and Failure to Maintain Lane.
