Article: Car crash site seen as area of danger.(Accidents)(State police had boosted patrols on Highway 126 from Walterville to Leaburg)

Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard

Oregon State Police had increased patrols on Highway 126 near Walterville a week before a four-car wreck killed a Leaburg woman and injured seven others Wednesday.

The crash killed 58-year-old Vicki Ramsey, a former Lane Community College employee. An 8-year-old boy and his father remained in the hospital in serious condition Thursday.

The extra patrol had ended shortly before the 7:49 p.m. wreck. Troopers were focusing on the five-mile stretch of road between Walterville and Leaburg during the morning and evening commutes because of a recent upsurge in speeding and drunken driving incidents, Lt. Mike ...

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