A 19-year-old man triggered a 3-car crash when he fainted even though holding his breath as he drove by way of a tunnel northwest of Portland, Oregon State Police mentioned.
Daniel J. Calhon, of Snohomish, Washington, told investigators he fainted Sunday afternoon even though holding his breath in the Highway 26 tunnel near the neighborhood of Manning, according to a news release. His car, a 1990 Toyota Camry, drifted across the centerline and crashed head-on with a Ford Explorer.
Each vehicles struck the tunnel walls just before a pickup hit the Camry.
Calhon and his passenger, 19-year-old Bradley Meyring, of Edmonds, Washington, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, as did the 2 individuals in the Explorer: Thomas Hatch Jr., 67, and Candace Hatch, 61, from Astoria. All 4 have been taken to hospitals.
The 2 people in the pickup had been not hurt.
Calhon was cited for reckless driving, 3 counts of reckless endangerment and 4th-degree assault in Washington County Circuit Court. It was not clear if he had a lawyer.
State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings mentioned Monday he’s not positive why Calhon was holding his breath, but some men and women hold their breaths in tunnels as element of a game or superstition.
The tunnel, referred to as the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel, was completed in 1940 and carries the highway through the Northern Oregon Coast Range mountains. It is 772 feet long, meaning that a car traveling at the posted speed limit of 55 mph would get through it in about 10 seconds.
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Oregon Crashed Triggered by Man Holding Breath in Tunnel
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