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Column | 1976 in Banks: three young people die in a weekend of highway crashes, and a guilty plea in a Highway 47 death

Summary by Banks Post
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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Banks Post broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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