- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Consolidated Towing Heavy Duty Supervisor Robert Lee says the company is seeing an increase in tow calls, which isn’t a surprise, as winter weather brings slick roads, crashes and slideoffs.
What is surprising, Lee says, is the number of semi-trucks that have rolled over or crashed on a curve on northbound Highway 97 near milepost 119 in Redmond. He said he knows of five semi-trucks that have crashed there just within the last month, and two in the same week.
“We usually get two to three a year on this turn, but this year has been a overall record year for semi accidents,” Lee told NewsChannel 21.
Of the two most recent semi-truck crashes, one was carrying cartons of oranges in the trailer and the other was empty. Although the curve on the highway isn’t necessarily sharp, it’s becoming a trouble spot.
Oregon State Police said in a Nov. 30 crash, a produce truck heading north “failed to maintain its lane,…
