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Gleich’s license is suspended

Quick update on James Robert Gleich, the motorist who hit and killed bicyclist Mingo Pelkey in August: The DMV in Salem tells me that his license is, in fact, suspended. I don’t know the details of how or why, but … Continue reading

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The Gleich accidents: What witnesses say

[This post was updated on Sept. 28 to note that Gleich was found guilty on the red light citation he was given in June.] I’ve spent some time tracking down witnesses to the three recent accidents that James Robert Gleich … Continue reading

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Another angle in the Eugene Weekly

FYI, the Eugene Weekly’s Alan Pittman has written an article in the current issue that offers another take on the case of Mingo Pelkey, who was hit by a car and killed on River Road this month. Pittman writes about … Continue reading

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Call log for the third accident

The records people at the Springfield police came through. They sent me the log of the call that came in regarding the third recent accident in which James Robert Gleich was involved. We now know it happened on June 13 … Continue reading

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The third wreck

Some more information trickling in regarding James Robert Gleich. We don’t have many details, but Springfield police say there is a record that he was in some kind of motor vehicle accident there recently — in which he was apparently … Continue reading

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