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Fatal Crash Involves Colorado Evangelical Group Sunday, November 15, 2009
Oregon State Police has released more information about the crash that happened around 5:20 this morning on Interstate 84 near Milepost 30 in the westbound lane. An OSP news release said nine women and seven men, all 18-26 years old, were in a 2002 Ford van registered to New Life Worship Center in Federal Heights, Colo, and affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Masters Commission, an evangelical organization. The group was en route to Portland for a conference to raise funds for the commission's mentoring program, the news release said, and stopped briefly in Baker City. Back on the interstate, the van hit icy conditions, drove off the roadway and rolled multiple times, coming to rest on its top near the center median. The crash ejected 14 of the 16 occupants. The female driver was wearing a seat belt and received non-life threatening injuries. Ambulances took the 15 passengers to area hospitals for treatment of injuries, and one of the passengers died at St. Elizabeth Health Services hospital in Baker City. Air ambulances later flew four with critical injuries to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, the news release said. Crash scene investigators are done at the scene and continuing to gather information with the help of agencies in Oregon, Idaho and Colorado. OSP will release more information when it becomes available. Three passengers were listed in serious condition Friday at Saint Alphonsus: Christine Sandra Aki, 18, of Golden, Colo.; Katherine Elizabeth Darlene Pischura, 18, from Geneva, Ohio; and William Chris Rodgers, 22, of Lakewood, Colo. Two passengers taken to Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande, Ore., with non-life-threatening injuries were identified as Lavan Ahmad Sayed, 24, of Louisville, Colo., and Ashley Wenk, 18, whose hometown was not available. The six passengers treated and released at St. Elizabeth Health Services hospital in Baker City were: DeVries, of Golden, Colo.; Marketa Larie Smith, 26, hometown not available; Brett James Iserman, 20, of Dakota, Ill.; Katherine Elizabeth Coppock, 19, of Cave Creek, Ariz.; Christian Wence, 19, of Ault, Colo.; and Javaar Zakori Howard, 18, of Denver. Last May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a summer travel season warning saying that research shows 15-passenger vans have a much higher rollover risk than other passenger vehicles, especially when fully loaded. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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