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Local Man Hurt In I-5 Work Zone Crash

WILSONVILLE, OR -- A Powell Butte man is one of two construction workers hurt in a hit and run crash near Wilsonville. The Knife River crew was working in a closed lane of I-5 when their construction vehicle was hit by a box truck, early Tuesday morning. According to Oregon State Police, 57-year-old Ronald Davis, of Powell Butte, and 20-year-old Antonio Bahena, of Troutdale, were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 

 
State troopers located the box truck a short time later, and arrested Colin Cook, a 27-year-old Fairview man, for failing to perform the duties of a driver, assault and reckless driving. He was lodged at the Marion County Correctional Facility.
 
As emergency crews worked the crash site, a black Jeep was reportedly traveling recklessly toward the scene, passing stopped traffic on the shoulder. Troopers arrested that driver on several charges, including reckless driving. 
 
Following the incident, Brian Gray, President of Knife River's Oregon operations, released a statement in support of the injured workers. He also asked drivers to "pay extra attention  and slow down in work zones so something like this never happens again."
 
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 UPDATE: The Powell Butte man hurt in a hit and run crash on I5, last week, has died from his injuries. Authorities say 57-year-old Ronald Davis worked for Knife River and was inside a construction vehicle parked in a work zone, when it was struck by a box truck near Wilsonville. The suspect was later arrested for failing to perform the duties of a driver and other charges and remains in the Marion County Jail.  

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