Mom pleads for justice after daughter dies in suspected DUI crash near Stayton
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The mother of a teen girl killed in a suspected DUI crash Sunday night near Stayton is calling for justice.
The single-vehicle crash happened in the 17000 block of Fern Ridge Road. The car drove off the road and collided with trees before finally coming to a stop.
First responders found one 16-year-old girl dead at the scene. Three other passengers, aged 16, 14, and 12, sustained serious injuries in the crash.
The driver, 33-year-old Christopher Atkinson of Salem, was arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail for second-degree manslaughter and several other charges related to the crash. He appeared in court on Monday where a judge denied him bail, saying he is a danger to society.
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