A Grand Rapids couple was injured Saturday on Highway 101 south of Coos Bay when their vehicle collided with a tree(July 13, 2009, Courtesy: the Oregon State Police)
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GR driver hits tree head-on in Oregon
She and husband now in stable condition
Updated: Monday, 13 Jul 2009, 10:23 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 13 Jul 2009, 10:23 PM EDT
COOS BAY, Ore. (WOOD) - A Grand Rapids couple was injured seriously Saturday after their vehicle hit a tree in Oregon.
The couple was traveling down Highway 101, south of Coos Bay. The driver, 74-year-old Shirley Ann Campbell, might have fallen asleep behind the wheel, said an Oregon State Police trooper.
The accident occurred at around 2:09 p.m. Campbell's vehicle, a 2009 Mazda minivan, traveled off the right side of the highway and head-on into a tree.
Her passenger was 77-year-old Bernard D. Campbell. They were both extracted from the minivan and rushed to a local hospital.
They were wearing seat belts and their airbags went off.
The couple is in stable condition, according to The Salem Times.
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