Eugene resident dies in triple fatal crash in Lane County

Register-Guard staff
Updated ·1 min read
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Corrections and clarifications: This article incorrectly reported the number of Eugene residents who died in the crash and the name and residency of one of the people who died. One Eugene resident died in the crash. Michelle Denise Taylor is from Orlando, Florida.

Three people, including one Eugene resident, died Wednesday night in a triple vehicle crash that prompted closure of Oregon Route 126 about halfway between Florence and Eugene for more than four hours, Oregon State Police said Friday.

Blue lights flash atop a police car, with several other vehicles also flashing in the background. PHOTO BY DIEGO PARRA.
Blue lights flash atop a police car, with several other vehicles also flashing in the background. PHOTO BY DIEGO PARRA.

OSP said a preliminary investigation of the crash that occurred at about 5:46 p.m. determined a westbound white Dodge Challenger crossed the double yellow centerline and sideswiped a white Nissan Frontier pulling a travel trailer.

The Dodge continued "out of control westbound in the eastbound lane," crashing nearly head on with a green Toyota Tacoma pickup, OSP said in a news release.

The driver of the Dodge was identified as Allen David Weaver Jr., 51, of Grace, Idaho. Weaver was declared dead at the crash site.

Two passengers in the Toyota, identified as Eugene resident Lacy Nicole Taylor, 28, and Michelle Denise Taylor, 58, of Orlando, Florida, also died. The driver and a third passenger were seriously injured and taken to the hospital.

The driver of the Nissan and a passenger were not injured.

The highway was closed for about four and a half hours while the investigation was conducted and the crash cleared. OSP troopers were assisted by the Lane Fire Authority and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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