Injury Crash Leads to High Angle Rescue Near Carver (PHOTOS)

Injury Traffic Crash and Subsequent High Angle Rope Rescue by Fire Personnel on Highway 224.

Crash scene on Hwy 224 near Carver, Oregon. Photos courtesy: Oregon State Police

(CARVER, Ore.) - Police say three people received non-life threatening injuries Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 224 about 2 1/2 miles east of Carver.

Lieutenant Gregg Hastings with Oregon State Police, says one of the vehicles traveled off the highway and down an approximate 80-foot embankment from which the occupant was removed by a coordinated effort involving personnel from Boring and Clackamas Fire districts and American Medical Response.

Hastings says it happened this morning at approximately 8:35 a.m. when a 1977 Volkswagen Beetle convertible driven by 24-year old Alexandria Anderson of Canby, was westbound on Highway 224.

Anderson reportedly was negotiating a curve near SE 197th Avenue when she lost control and drove into the eastbound lane.

The Volkswagen collided into the passenger side of an eastbound Jeep Sahara sport utility vehicle driven by 43-year old Tammy Lynn Wissman of Boring.

"The impact caused the Jeep to roll onto its top. The Volkswagen continued off the south highway shoulder and rolled down an embankment about 80 feet," Hastings said.

"According to Boring Fire District news release sent this afternoon, Anderson's rescue required a full complement High Angle Rope Rescue".

He says the Boring Fire District, American Medical Response and Clackamas Fire District cooperatively performed this rescue and cleared the scene shortly after packaging and transporting both drivers. Ms. Anderson was transported by AMR to Oregon Health Sciences University. Hastings says she was wearing her seat belt.

A passenger in the Jeep identified as 19-year old David P. Hensley of Boring, was transported by AMR to Mt. Hood Medical Center. Hastings says he was also using safety restraints in the vehicle.

Ms. Wissman was using safety restraints and had minor injuries but refused medical transport.

Hastings says Oregon State Police troopers from the Portland Area Command office are continuing the investigation. No enforcement action has been taken.

Highway 224 was closed approximately 90 minutes. ODOT also assisted at the scene.