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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Public help sought after falling rock kills woman
Oregon Coast motorists asked for help: Where did the rock come from?
Thursday, October 05, 2006
LINCOLN CITY - Oregon State Police troopers are asking for public help after a bizarre incident on U.S. Highway 101 Thursday in which a woman died when a large rock crashed through the windshield and struck her.
Troopers are asking for the public's help from anyone who may have been traveling through the area at the time who may have information to help identify where the rock came from.
At 11:40 a.m., a man and his wife were traveling north on Highway 101 near the traffic control light for the Salishan Lodge. The couple were in their 1995 Dodge Ram pickup towing a fifth-wheel trailer when a 10-pound rock crashed through the passenger side of the windshield and struck the woman passenger in the neck and shoulder.
Local emergency medical personnel transported her to North Lincoln Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The couple's names are not being released.
Oregon State Police troopers are checking for any evidence to help determine where the rock came from.
Anyone with information is asked to contact OSP Northern Command Center dispatch at (800) 452-7888.
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