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Interstate crash injures Caldwell man



Andrew Cutler | Argus Observer Rescue personnel carry Pat Kelly on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance on Wednesday. Kelly wrecked on Interstate 84 near the Black Canyon exit.
Andrew Cutler Argus Observer

PAYETTE COUNTY

A Caldwell man was injured Wednesday when he over-corrected the vehicle he was driving and rolled on Interstate 84.

The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. near the Black Canyon exit in southeastern Payette County. Pat Kelly, 50, was going east, in the left lane of I-84, when he left the roadway onto the left shoulder. Kelly, who was driving a Toyota Tercel, over-corrected to the right, crossing both lanes of eastbound I-84.

“His vehicle rotated as it crossed both lanes,” Payette County Cpl. Andy Creech said.

Creech said after Kelly over-corrected to the right, the front wheels to the Toyota dug in to the soft dirt on the right shoulder, causing the vehicle to roll once, before coming to rest upright in the ditch.

“(Kelly) was alert and conscious when law enforcement arrived,” Creech said.

Kelly, who Creech said was traveling from Ontario to Boise where he lives, was transported to Holy Rosary Medical Center by Payette County Paramedics. Kelly was later flown by Life Flight to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

“He was bleeding down the side of his head,” Creech said. “And he was complaining of some back pain.”

Creech said it was unclear what caused the accident, but did say he did not believe alcohol was a factor in the midday incident.

“I didn't detect the odor of alcohol,” Creech said.

Police are asking for anyone that witnessed the accident to notify the Payette County Sheriff's Office, (208) 642-6006.

In other public safety news, the High Desert Task Force along with the Malheur County Sheriff's Office and the Malheur Sheriff's SERT Team, executed a search warrant, which resulted in the arrest of an Ontario man.

Police arrested Rodolfo Luna, 60, at his residence at 3527 Northwest Sixth Ave. During the search, police located a handgun and a small amount of cocaine at the residence.

“The search warrant was the culmination of a month-long investigation,” Malheur County Undersheriff Brian Wolfe said.

Luna was charged with possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of a firearm and was transported to the Malheur County Jail.

Two Ontario juveniles were referred to the Malheur County Juvenile Department on Monday in connection to a weekend crime spree at an Ontario business. Wolfe said the spree occurred sometime Sunday at Valley Paving and Asphalt, 518 Ontario Heights Rd.

The juveniles allegedly broke into the business, wrecked vehicles, spray- painted company vehicles with orange paint and backed a tractor into a building.

“Two pickups were taken from the site and driven around,” Wolfe said. “One became stuck in a ditch and one was run into a building. They broke a door into the shop. ”

Wolfe did not have a final estimate on the damage, and said the company was still finalizing the cost of the damage.

“We were investigating the incident on Monday when we became aware of the suspects,” Wolfe said.

The male juveniles were charged with six counts of criminal mischief, three counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, two counts of criminal trespass and theft in the third degree.




Comment Blog - Note: All Comments Subject To Approval

No Dhimmi wrote on Aug 14, 2009 9:38 PM:

" Islam is a woman-hating, human-enslaving ideology that should NOT be taught in our public schools. It's obvious the Saudis and the rest of the Muslim fanatics who are trying to take over the world have bought off the State of Oregon. Expect lawsuits.

And this isn't "racist," because Islam is not a race, anymore than Communism or Nazism are races, both of which killed far fewer people than Islam.

Disgusting. "

anonymous wrote on Aug 10, 2009 2:19 AM:

" The girl was Latasha Rodriguez "

Cody W. Ables wrote on May 16, 2008 11:04 PM:

" May 16, 2008

Here is something that we should all read. This is a letter from an angry woman in New Jersey regarding the War in Iraq and all of the war’s negative publicity. Pay attention.

'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?

Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan, across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania?

Did nearly three-thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?

And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia .

I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.

I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.

When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care.

When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care.

When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care.

Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!

If you don't agree, then by all means quit reading. Should you choose to do so, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:

'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan

I have another quote that I would like to add

'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' Also by.. Ronald Reagan

One last thought for the day:

In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.'

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
Important for us all!!!!
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM. AMEN!’


I hope you take this woman’s viewpoint into consideration. It closely parallels my own. As I begin my journey in becoming a soldier of the greatest country in the world, hearing this woman’s words sets my heart at ease. It is warming to know that there are people in this great country who still care about those men and women who have no choice.


Cody W. Ables
U.S. Air Force Academy 2012
"


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