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According to the Oregon State Police, the crash happened about five miles east of Necanicum near milepost 13 on U.S. 26.
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Reminder: Construction on the latest segment of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail has the right eastbound lane of Interstate 84, between mileposts 51-53 in the Gorge closed through mid-May.
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The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. near milepost 64 on U.S. 95, which is in the area of a Shell station and Keithly Williams Seeds.
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Collisions also forced the closure of I-90 eastbound at milepost 47 east of North Bend at 9:30 a.m. because of collisions.
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Brennan’s crash report said Talon drove his 1998 Toyota convertible off the right shoulder near milepost 14, where Simco curves through low hills.
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And some of those mileposts stand out as more important than most.
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An unidentified driver was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash on Highway 126E near milepost 48.5 in Lane county early Monday morning.
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Deirdre Lynne Mackey, 48, and her young daughter were driving east in a 2008 Nissan Versa when the car, believed to be driving too fast, suddenly lost traction and crossed into oncoming traffic around 3:25 p.m. near milepost 65, said Sgt.
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Definition of milepost for English Language Learners
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: a post by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
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