Car has top sheared off in crash
A Myrtle Creek woman is lucky to be alive after crashing under a semi trailer Tuesday night.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies say 35-year-old Renae Wilson was heading eastbound through the construction zone on the overpass at the Tri City interchange, when a semi pulled out from the northbound off-ramp to go over the bridge.
Wilson apparently never saw the truck in time to even slow down, and crashed under the trailer.
The impact sheared off the top of the Toyota Camry, and bent the back axles of the trailer.
Wilson had to be extricated with the Jaws of Life by the Tri City Fire Department, but amazingly, the woman survived the crash, although police say she had several injuries. However, none appeared to be life threatening.
The truck driver, driving for Trucking Company Inc, from San Bernardino, California, was not injured.
