Vehicle Fire on Hwy. 18, Aug. 14

On August 12, 2015 Mr. Paul Dolan (age 80), from Willamina, was driving eastbound on SR Hwy 18 when he approached a vehicle stopped waiting to turn onto Pittman Road. Mr. Dolan swerved to the right and missed the stopped vehicle. Mr. Dolan over-corrected and crossed the highway twice and went down a 25 foot embankment. Mr. Dolan’s vehicle came to rest upside down and caught on fire. Witnesses stopped and pulled Mr. and Mrs. Dolan (age 81) from the vehicle before it was fully engulfed.