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34 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, December 6, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 10, 2004 Bad luck: Teen hit again in Shady Cove Good luck: He’s OK By JACK MORAN Mail Tribune SHADY COVE — Ron Bailey might as well wear a bull’s eye on his shirt while cruising the streets of his hometown. For the second time in two months, Bailey, 17, was struck Monday night in Shady Cove by a speeding vehicle operated by a driver who fled the scene without stopping. Fortunately, the Eagle Point High School junior wasn’t seriously injured in either collision. But Bailey’s recent run of bad luck defies the odds, and makes him wonder why he seems to have become a target for hit-and-run drivers. "I don’t know really what to make of it," he said. Bailey claims to have no known enemies, but that isn’t stopping Shady Cove police from looking into the possibility that Tuesday’s incident was intentional, officer Julie Denney said. Advertisement The teen was a good 10 feet off the edge of Highway 62 when a large pickup swerved off the road and knocked him to the ground at about 6:50 p.m. Bailey was walking in a paved area in front of a business when the collision occurred, Denney said. "They went way off the road and clipped him pretty good," she said. "The fact that they didn’t stop lends to the (possibility) that it may have been intentional." Bailey, the son of newly elected Shady Cove Mayor Dick Bailey, doesn’t have a clue who was behind the wheel of the pickup. He said the whole thing happened so quickly, he wasn’t able to get a decent description of the vehicle or a license plate number. "All I know is that it was a big pickup," he said. "I had no way to move because it happened so fast. They were haulin’ butt — just flying through town." Bailey said he was knocked backward at least six feet but never lost consciousness. He was taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center, where he was treated for a deeply bruised arm and later released. He went to school Wednesday with a sling on his arm. "It was a dramatic experience," Bailey said of being hit by the truck. "I feel lucky to be alive." On Sept. 10, Bailey was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Highway 62 and Rogue River Drive when a car ran into him before leaving the scene, Denney said. The teen was treated at the scene and not hospitalized. Police say the truck that struck Bailey on Tuesday might be equipped with large tires or a "lift kit" that makes it taller than average. Anyone with information about the hit-and-run incident is asked to contact the Shady Cove Police Department at 878-3200. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities