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Vol. 43 • No. 8
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Keizer man suff ers seizure in River Road crash
Keizer firefighters assess damage after a severe car accident on River Rd. N on Monday, Nov. 29.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
On the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 29
Keizer police and Keizer Fire District
responded to a one-car accident on
the intersection of River Rd N. and
Chemawa Rd, which caused a traffi c
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delay for over an hour.
According to Keizer Police spokes-
person Trevor Wenning, 22-year old
Trevor Gardner, who was behind the
wheel, had a medical emergency at the
intersection.
“Mr. Gardner’s vehicle was stopped
for the traffi c signal when witnesses
observed him suddenly slump over
and accelerate into the intersection,”
Wenning said.
The vehicle veered right and drove
up onto the southwest corner of the
intersection, clipping a light pole and
then striking a brick water fountain. The
car eventually rolled over on its side and
came to a rest.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
The accident damaged the brick water fountain at the corner of Chemawa and River Rd. N.
See CRASH, page A3
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
Republicans rush to fi nd new representative
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Of the Keizertimes
Ahead of the Dec. 13 special session
called by Gov. Kate Brown last week,
Oregon Republicans are rushing to fi ll
a House District 25 seat vacated by Bill
Post on Nov. 30. Post has represented the
more than 60,000 residents of District 25
since 2014 but resigned after moving to
Nevada in October. His term isn’t set to
expire until January of 2023.
Oregon Republicans are scheduled
to nominate candidates on Thursday,
Dec. 9 before Marion and Yamhill county
commissioners vote to appoint the next
District 25 representative on Friday.
See REPRESENTATIVE, page A5
House Chambers in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
File Photo of Keizertimes