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Diploma
is a long time coming
Circumstances of fatal accident a mystery
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A town grieves for a young boy |
Three-year-old Glenn Berger dies when he is struck
by a vehicle exiting a parking lot on Portland Road |
By David Sale, Newberg Graphic
reporter
E-mail David at
dsale@eaglenewspapers.com
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The young victim of Tuesday’s fatal accident will be remembered in a
memorial fund established by Olympic BodyWorks.
Glenn Edward Berger, 3, was run over in the gym’s parking lot
shortly before noon Tuesday. The boy was struck when he ran across
the parking area in front of the gym, emerging from behind a parked
car, police and witnesses said.
Donations
may be dropped off or mailed to Olympic BodyWorks, Bank of America’s
Newberg branch, or Joan Austin Elementary School.
Paula Kroeker, co-owner of the gym, said Berger was at the gym with
his mother, Kari McGrew, who was assisting the business with a co-op
daycare program for its members.
“He just got away from her — kids are so quick,” Kroeker said.
McGrew was struck and killed by a Chevrolet Suburban driven by
Scott James Foushee, 37, according to a news release from the
Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office.
Kroeker identified Foushee as a mortgage broker with offices
located behind Olympic BodyWorks.
She also corrected initial accounts, saying that a purple Ford
Taurus at the scene belonged to Kari McGrew and was not involved in
the accident.
“He feels terrible,” Kroeker said of Foushee. “He never saw a
thing.”
The boy was transported to Providence Newberg Medical Center, where
he was pronounced dead, the news release stated.
“It’s been a difficult week for the (Newberg) Fire Department,”
Division Chief Frank Douglas said. “Our training is focused on
helping someone, but when it’s another human being — especially a
child — and you can’t do enough to save them, it stings bad.”
Located in the 2300 block of Portland Road, Olympic Bodyworks has a
small parking area of its own, with several storefronts and
additional parking to its rear.
Traffic entering or leaving from Portland Road must make an S-turn
around the building, which is a blind corner. Vehicles parked in the
spaces in front of the gym entrance further reduce visibility.
An investigation by the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, with the
assistance of the Yamhill County Multi-Agency Traffic Team, is
continuing.
Investigators cordoned off the area in front of the gym Tuesday
afternoon to take photographs and measurements of the accident site,
and concluded their work by the next day.
Deputy District Attorney Alisha Egan said that her office will
await the results of the investigation before deciding whether to
pursue charges.
Memorial services for Glenn Berger will be held at 11 a.m. today
(Saturday) at the Newberg Christian Church. A candlelight vigil is
slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Olympic BodyWorks. |
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From
Nov. 18,
2006, Newberg Graphic
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