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October '07: Hit-and-run, rail closure in headlines
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A Springfield couple was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Oct. 16. The couple was returning from the Pony Village Cinema when they were struck. The bodies of Marilyn J. Vance, 68; and her husband, Dallas Leroy Vance, 72, were discovered in the parking lot in front of the Comfort Inn, 1503 Virginia Ave., at the Pony Village Mall.
Marilyn Vance was pronounced dead on arrival to Bay Area Hospital and Dallas died Oct. 21 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center in Portland. The Vances were staying at the motel while Dallas Vance was in the area, providing security for administrative law judges at the North Bend Social Security office.
Acting on an anonymous tip, investigators located a white Dodge 1500 believed to be involved in the accident, and issued a warrant for its owner.
Noe Garcia Moncada, 30, was arrested Oct. 20 at his sister’s apartment in Tustin, Calif. He was arraigned in Coos County on Oct. 31. Garcia Moncada worked at La Herradura, a Mexican eatery located at 1430 Vermont Ave.
n On one day’s notice, the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad shut down operations between Eugene and Coquille. Citing unsafe conditions in three tunnels, the railroad shut down on Sept. 21, leaving business that rely on the railroad to ship products scrambling. Businesses affected include American Bridge and sawmills owned by Southport Forest Products, Georgia-Pacific and Roseburg Forest Products. It gave no timeline when the tracks may reopen. The last cars left the tracks Sept. 28.
At the time, a company press release said it would cost $7 million over the next five years for tunnel repairs. The press release also stated that the company is seeking a public-private partnership to pay for it. State and federal officials said there was no money set aside for emergency railroad repairs.
The announcement spawned meetings with public officials, business owners and CORP officials. In response to the closure, the port authorized the port’s executive director to sue to hold the rail company accountable and Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio called for a Federal Railroad Administration investigation into the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad’s closure of the Coos Bay short line.
A two-week shutdown of the Georgia-Pacific mill also was blamed on the railroad closure.
Marilyn Vance was pronounced dead on arrival to Bay Area Hospital and Dallas died Oct. 21 at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center in Portland. The Vances were staying at the motel while Dallas Vance was in the area, providing security for administrative law judges at the North Bend Social Security office.
Acting on an anonymous tip, investigators located a white Dodge 1500 believed to be involved in the accident, and issued a warrant for its owner.
Noe Garcia Moncada, 30, was arrested Oct. 20 at his sister’s apartment in Tustin, Calif. He was arraigned in Coos County on Oct. 31. Garcia Moncada worked at La Herradura, a Mexican eatery located at 1430 Vermont Ave.
n On one day’s notice, the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad shut down operations between Eugene and Coquille. Citing unsafe conditions in three tunnels, the railroad shut down on Sept. 21, leaving business that rely on the railroad to ship products scrambling. Businesses affected include American Bridge and sawmills owned by Southport Forest Products, Georgia-Pacific and Roseburg Forest Products. It gave no timeline when the tracks may reopen. The last cars left the tracks Sept. 28.
At the time, a company press release said it would cost $7 million over the next five years for tunnel repairs. The press release also stated that the company is seeking a public-private partnership to pay for it. State and federal officials said there was no money set aside for emergency railroad repairs.
The announcement spawned meetings with public officials, business owners and CORP officials. In response to the closure, the port authorized the port’s executive director to sue to hold the rail company accountable and Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio called for a Federal Railroad Administration investigation into the Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad’s closure of the Coos Bay short line.
A two-week shutdown of the Georgia-Pacific mill also was blamed on the railroad closure.
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