Highway 18 crash kills one, closes road

A Newberg driver emerges uninjured after his truck catches fire in early morning crash

  • By: Gary Allen  
  • Published: 12/29/2010 10:53:58 AM
  • Last Updated: 12/29/2010 1:51:44 PM
Photo By: Photo courtesy of the McMinnville station of the Oregon State PoliceHighway remains closed during cleanup
A wrecker prepares to haul away the truck and tanker of Kevin Caulfield after a collision between two trucks and a Hyundai killed one person and seriously injured a second early Wednesday morning near the intersection of Highway 18 and the Lafayette Highway.
   McMINNVILLE — Highway 18 was closed this morning (Wednesday) after a collision between two semi-trucks and trailers and a small late-model sedan took the life of the passenger in the car and sent the driver to an area hospital.



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