Waitsburg teen injured in rollover accident

A 17-year-old Waitsburg youth was transported to Dayton General Hospital Monday night following a single-vehicle rollover on Whiskey Creek Road. Nicholas P. Knudtson, 17, of Milton-Freewater, Ore., was driving a 2010 Dodge 2500 pickup that was totaled in the mishap. The vehicle was reported to be traveling northbound on Whiskey Creek Road and lost control just before the bridge at about 9 p.m., Monday, March 16, about two miles from the intersection with Lower Hogeye Road. The pickup rolled one and a half times, coming to rest on its roof. Also in the vehicle were passengers Jon A. Wyatt, 19, of Waitsburg, and Adam L. Puckett, 17, of Waitsburg, both of whom were released to their parents at the scene, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office (CCSO). Alcohol is suspected to be involved and charges are pending, CCSO indicated.