A tragic reminder that SR-14 improvements are needed

Yesterday’s deadly and tragic accident on Highway 14 in Camas is an incredibly unfortunate, but powerful reminder of how dangerous this stretch of heavily traveled roadway has the potential to be.

At 4:38 p.m., at least eight lives were changed forever when the tire of a cement truck failed and caused the vehicle to veer into oncoming traffic in the westbound lane. It struck the side of one passenger vehicle, then crashed head on into the 1994 Toyota Corolla driven by 18-year-old Kali Oberg of Vancouver. It went on to crash into the side of another vehicle and come to rest on the north shoulder of the road.