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Running the light
Frazier triggers two-car crash
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Lisa Hobbs photo-Pictured is the Dodge Stratus driven by Drew Wilson, 32, after he was extricated from the car Monday following a collision at the intersection of the bypass and Sunset Drive.
A war hero who lost both his legs in Iraq has been given three traffic citations and could face additional charges after a collision Monday on the bypass around 5 p.m.According to McMinnville police officer Austin Wortman, Eric Frazier has been ticketed after running a red light and colliding with another vehicle in front of McMinnville Funeral Home.Police say Frazier, 30, was traveling on the bypass toward the high school in a Mitsubishi Eclipse when he failed to stop at a red light at the Sunset Drive intersection. Frazier’s vehicle hit a Dodge Stratus which was driven by Drew Wilson, 32, who was driving through the intersection heading toward the Civic Center.“After investigating and talking to witnesses, Mr. Frazier was charged with running a red light,” said officer Wortman. “He hit the other car near the driver’s side door.”It took time for Wilson to be extricated from the vehicle and he was transported to the hospital.