VERNONIA, Ore. -- A Vernonia woman was injured Tuesday morning when she lost control of her car on snow and ice on Highway 47 and went over a 40-foot embankment.
When the car finally stopped tumbling just before 6 a.m., it was upside down in a creek south of Vernonia.
Becky Abney, 46, was able to get out of her car before it filled with water and then she was rescued and taken to a Portland-area hospital for treatment, according to Sergeant Larry Lucas with Oregon State Police.
"It was turning over and over again," Abney said from her hospital bed. "Then we went underwater ... and I thought 'Lord this is it.'"
He added that the crash was under investigation and no citations had been issued as of Tuesday morning.
Highway 47 was restricted to one lane of travel for almost two hours while authorities worked at the scene.
