Junction City (KMTR) - According to the Oregon State Police, a 20-year old Springfield man and his 9-month old son were critically injured Friday morning when the car they were in was struck by a box truck at the intersection of Highway 99 and Milliron Road south of Junction City.
According to OSP, a Volkswagen Jetta driven by Cody Oran Jackson, 20, was eastbound on Milliron Road traveling through the intersection with Highway 99 when it was struck in the passenger side by a northbound GMC box truck. After impact, both vehicles came to a rest off the highway.
Police said Jackson and his 9-month old son, Eli were transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. The child was later transported to Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
The box truck's driver and his passenger were transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend with minor injuries.
Authorities closed one northbound lane of Highway 99 for about 4 hours Friday while Oregon State Police investigated the scene of the accident.
An accident reconstruction team is trying to determine if one of the drivers failed to stop at the intersection.
