In 1976, three people between 16 and 20 died in separate weekend crashes near Banks and Gaston, pushing Washington County's traffic toll to 26 for the year. A Vernonia man also pleaded guilty in the July hit-and-run death of a woman struck on Highway 47 south of Banks.
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