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News Release
Fatal Car Crash - Update - 12/11/18

*****Update*****

The drivers of the vehicles involved in the fatal crash on Hwy 101 / NW 68th St. on Dec. 10, 2018, have been identified.  The driver of the Geo Metro was identifeid as Candous Lee Holberg, 52, Waldport.  Holberg was pronounced deceased by medical personnel at the scene of the crash.

The driver of the Chevrolet Blaser was identified as Jacqueline Eve Read, 34, Lincoln City.  Read's passenger was identified as Carl Vincent Davidson, 44, South Beach.  Read and Davidson suffered minor injuries during the crash.

The crash remains under of investigtation.

*****End of Update*****

 

On December 10th, 2018 the Newport Police Department, along with Newport Fire, were dispatched to the area of NW 68th Street and Hwy 101, on the report of a head-on collision. Newport Police Officers and Oregon State Police arrived and determined two vehicles were involved and there were multiple injured occupants, including one occupant trapped inside their vehicle.

 The investigation revealed a white GEO Metro headed southbound on Hwy 101 had crossed the centerline where it crashed head on into a Chevrolet S10 Blaser, which had been travelling northbound. 

 Newport Fire and PacWest Ambulance arrived and pronounced the driver of the Geo, who was trapped inside the vehicle, deceased as a result of the injuries.

 Highway 101 was closed for several hours while the Lincoln County Interagency Major Crash Team completed their investigation.  The team is comprised of members of the Oregon State Police, Lincoln City Police, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Toledo Police Department, Newport Police Department, and the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office.  At the conclusion of the investigation, the vehicles were towed and the roadway was re-opened to through traffic.

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