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IKEA delivery truck drags a huge boulder onto I-205 Portland

dezak — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:07:13 +0000

PORTLAND – A commercial semi-truck driver dragged a huge boulder from IKEA to I-205 Saturday and he didn’t even realize it was there, police said.

A landscaper alerted police after following large scrape marks all the way from the Cascade Station IKEA store to the freeway, and then spotting the truck with the boulder still under it.

“Officers believe the driver of the truck had gone the wrong way around the turn-around to make a delivery at IKEA. In the process the trailer drove over the landscaping and his rear axle picked up the boulder and began dragging it along as he drove,” said Lt. Robert King with the Portland Police Bureau. “The driver apparently did not know he was dragging a huge boulder. “

The boulder damaged the undercarriage of the truck, which eventually caused the driver to stop on the freeway.

“Thankfully, the boulder did not dislodge into another lane of traffic causing an accident,” King said. “The investigation revealed the driver may have been sleep-deprived.”

Oregon State Police performed a commercial truck inspection and logbook investigation and the results were pending.

- courtesy of MSNBC

Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez in PDX today!

dezak — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:51:44 +0000

WEC fighters Urijah Faber (former WEC champion) and Joseph Benavidez are in the Portland area today. I had the chance to meet both of them at their Amp Energy drink promotion at the Plaid Pantry off 205th and Baseline in Beaverton/Hillsboro. It was just a minute from my place, so it was perfect! I’ll be going to the Xtreme Edge Fitness training session later, and will hopefully get some more footage. In the meantime, enjoy my glowing moment with the fighters Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez!

Zombies crash car on I-84 (PDX)

dezak — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:08:18 +0000

A car full of “zombies” was seen swerving eastbound on I-84 when it had crashed and rolled over onto its top last night around 9:30pm.

“…people who witnessed the crash initially thought the victims’ injuries were much more serious, because of the zombie costumes.”

It’s nowhere near Halloween, so I’m wondering what type of costume party these people were going to! An actual party, strange fetish, or orgy of undeads…?!? Who knows. It’s Portland, and this is one example of why you see bumper stickers everywhere saying “Keep Portland Weird!”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38178388/ns/local_news-portland_or?Gt1=43001