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>>> A PICTURE PERFECT MOMENT ON THE COAST, CUT SHORT BY A 100
FOOT FALL.
FOOT FALL. THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT KILLED
A HAPPY VALLEY WOMAN.
>>> AND, WE CAN'T FEEL THEM BUT
THEY'RE THERE.
THEY'RE THERE. WHAT TREMOR BURSTS CAN TELL
INVESTIGATORS ABOUT AN
EARTHQUAKE.
EARTHQUAKE. >>> AND, THE EASY WAYS CROOKS
ARE BUYING UP FAKE BILLS, AND
HOW TO SPOT A COUNTERFEIT
BEFORE YOU GET BURNED.
TONIGHT, ON KGW NEWS AT 6:00.
>>> WE START WITH DEADLY
CONSEQUENCES FROM A 90 MILE
ROAD RAGE BATTLE NEAR BURNS.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, A GRAND
JURY RULED THAT THREE TRUCK
DRIVERS INVOLVED ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING A
WOMAN IN 2016.
>> AND NOW, THEY HAVE BEEN
ORDERED TO PAY $26.5 MILLION.
IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED THE
LARGEST VERDICT EVER FOR
WRONGFUL DEATH CAUSED BY TRUCK
OR NEGLIGENCE IN AMERICA.
>> KGW'S MORGAN ROMERO TALKED
TO THE FAMILIES' ATTORNEYS AND
HAS THEIR MESSAGE ABOUT ROAD
RAGE.
RAGE.
RAGE. >>
RAGE. >> Reporter: SARAH AND MATT
ALLISON WERE ON THEIR WAY BACK
TO BOISE FROM A QUICK VACATION.
>> SARAH SURPRISED HIM WITH
CONCERT TICKETS IN OREGON.
>> Reporter: THEY TOOK A
CELEBRATORY SIDE TRIP TO CRATER
LAKE.
LAKE.
LAKE. MATT HAD BLOOD CANCER AND WAS
FEELING BETTER.
FEELING BETTER. >> NOT ONLY WAS SARAH A
WONDERFUL WIFE TO HIM, BUT, SHE
ALSO BECAME HIS CAREGIVER.
>> Reporter: SHE IS DESCRIBED
AS GENTLE, AND KIND.
>> THERE IS SARAH THERE AT
CRATER LAKE, JUST HOURS BEFORE
THIS SENSELESS CRASH OCCURRED.
>> A SENSELESS CRASH THAT ENDED
34-YEAR-OLD SARAH'S LIFE, AND
DISCARD MATT FOREVER.
THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THE TRUCK
DRIVERS WERE NEGLIGENT AND
RECKLESS, INVOLVED IN AN
AGGRESSIVE ROAD RAGE BATTLE FOR
MORE THAN 90 MILES ON HIGHWAY
20.
20.
20. >>
20. >> THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THESE WERE FOUR GROWN MEN WHO
WERE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS, WHO
WERE TRAINED BETTER AND KNEW
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> Reporter: THOMAS DEMOREN AND
STEVE BRADY, THE ATTORNEYS, SAY
THE DRIVERS WERE RACING,
ILLEGALLY PASSING, CHECKING
THEIR BREAKS AND FLIPPING EACH
OTHER OFF.
OTHER OFF. ULTIMATELY, THIS MOVE CAUSED
THE DEADLY CRASH.
A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE.
ONE OF THE SEMI TRUCKS TRIED TO
PASS AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER
PASSING A MOTORHOME ON A TWO
LANE HIGHWAY.
LANE HIGHWAY. >> AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO PASS,
HE WOULD SPEED UP AND AS THE
DRIVER SLOWED DOWN TO GET BACK
IN, HE WOULD SLOW DOWN.
>> Reporter: THE SEMI CRASHED
HEAD ON WITH THEM AS THEY WERE
COMING AROUND A CURVE.
>> THIS IS ALL THEY SAW.
THEY NEVER HAD A CHANCE AS THEY
CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
>> Reporter: THE HOPE THE
RULING SENDS A MESSAGE AS THEY
SAY ROAD RAGE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IS ON THE RISE.
>> AND IT'S GETTING WORSE BY
PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS.
PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS. AND, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS SEND
A MESSAGE TO TRUCKING COMPANIES
ACROSS THE LAND THAT AGGRESSIVE
DRIVING AND ROAD RAGE NEED TO
BE A FOCUS OF ONGOING TRAINING.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE
COMPANIES INVOLVED, SMOOT
BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION TOOK
RESPONSIBILITY AND SETTLED.
THE OTHER, HORIZON TRANSPORT,
IS ON THE HOOK FOR THE REST OF
THE MONEY.
THE MONEY. BUT, THEY SAY THE COMPANY ISN'T
ADMITTING FAULT.
ADMITTING FAULT. THE FAMILY KNOWS THE $26.5
MILLION VERDICT WON'T BRING HER
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> THAT IS WHAT WAS SO HARD FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THAT WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEBODY
LIKE THIS, THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
>> Reporter: BUT, IT CAN CHANGE
THE SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM. >> THAT IS ALL THE FAMILY
WANTED.
WANTED.
WANTED. THEY NEEDED TO SEND A MESSAGE
TO GET BEHAVIOR TO CHANGE.
>> Reporter: I REACHED OUT TO
HORIZON EARLIER AFTERNOON, BUT
THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED.
JAMES DECOUP WAS THE DRIVER WHO
HIT AND KILLED SARAH.
HE WAS LATER SENTENCED TO SIX
YEARS FOR SECOND-DEGREE
MANSLAUGHTER.
MANSLAUGHTER. >> JUST SICKENING.
>>> SCIENTISTS ARE KEEPING A
CLOSE EYE ON A BAND OF NEARLY
UNDETECTABLE EARTHQUAKES
UNDETECTABLE EARTHQUAKES RUMBLING FROM SEATTLE TO
SOUTHERN OREGON.
SOUTHERN OREGON. THEY SAY IT COULD BE A
PRECURSOR TO THE BIG ONE, OR IT
COULD JUST BE A RANDOM EVENT.
KGW'S ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER
JOE RAINERI TALKED WITH A QUAKE
EXPERT AT OSU IN JOINS US LIVE
IN CORVALLIS.
IN CORVALLIS. THE WORD THAT HE USED TO
DESCRIBE THIS WAS INTERESTING.
>> Reporter: INTERESTING IT'S
CERTAINLY RIGHT.
CERTAINLY RIGHT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT
THAT EPISODES OF SMALL TREMORS
LIKE THESE DO HAPPEN.
THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL.
BUT, WHAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS
EVENT IS THE TIMING OF IT.
SCIENTISTS AGREE A MAGNITUDE 9
EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI, MUCH
LIKE WHAT NORTHEASTERN JAPAN
EXPERIENCED IN 2011, WILL
SOMEDAY HAPPEN AT HALF HOUR
SURE.
SURE.
SURE. IT
SURE. IT WILL ORIGINATE FROM THE
CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE, A
FAULT THAT RUNS FOR HUNDREDS OF
MILES OFF OF THE OREGON-
WASHINGTON COAST.
WASHINGTON COAST. A FALL TO SCIENTISTS ARE PAYING
CLOSE ATTENTION TO RIGHT NOW.
>> WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT A PART
OF THE CASCADIA OFFSHORE.
>> Reporter: THIS DOCTOR IS A
BIOLOGIST.
BIOLOGIST. LIKE MANY SCIENTISTS, HE IS
MONITORING A BURST OF SMALL,
ALMOST UNDETECTABLE EARTHQUAKES
THAT STARTED HAPPENING DEEP IN
THE EARTH ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
>> THESE ARE CALLED ETS FOR
SHORT.
SHORT.
SHORT. >>
SHORT. >> Reporter: THE BAND STRETCHES
FROM THE PUGET SOUND, DOWN TO
ABOUT MEDFORD.
ABOUT MEDFORD. IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT IN
OREGON AN EVENT LIKE THIS
HAPPENS EVERY TWO YEARS.
HOWEVER THE ONE HAPPENING NOW
IS OCCURRING A YEAR AND A HALF
EARLIER THAN NORMAL.
AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE INTRIGUING
IS THAT IT IS COINCIDING WITH A
SIMILAR TREMOR BURST HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON.
>> WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN IT DO
THAT BEFORE.
THAT BEFORE. >> Reporter: DOCTOR GOLDFINGER
SAYS EVENT IS LIKELY ADDING TO
THE PRESSURE BUILDING UP ALONG
THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE
AND THESE SMALL TREMORS MAY BE
A SIGN OF A BIG BUT MUCH BIGGER
ONE TO COME.
>> THIS ONE LEFT-FIELD
HYPOTHESIS, IS THAT A BIG
EARTHQUAKE, MIGHT LOOK LIKE
THIS BEFORE IT STARTS.
>> Reporter: BUT HE ADS
ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE, THAT
SCENARIO IS UNLIKELY.
>> THE ONLY WAY SOMETHING LIKE
THIS COULD HAPPEN IS IF THE
FAULT IS ALREADY READY TO GO.
BASICALLY LOCKED AND LOADED.
AND, JUST NEEDED A LITTLE MORE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THAT'S NOT
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. >>
TRUE. >> Reporter: STILL, GOLDFINGER
SAYS HE WILL BE WATCHING THESE
TREMORS CLOSELY, LOOKING FOR
ANY CHANGES, ANY HINTS AS TO
WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THEY ARE
LEADING UP TO.
>> CHANCES ARE THIS IS
SOMETHING WE JUST HAVEN'T SEEN.
BUT YOU ALSO CAN'T RULE IT OUT
AS A PRECURSOR TO SOMETHING
BIGGER.
BIGGER.
BIGGER. >> Reporter: GOLDFINGER SAYS
EVEN IF THIS TREMOR EVENT DOES
TURN OUT TO BE SOMETHING JUST
RANDOM, HE SAYS IT'S AN
IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT WE DO
HAVE AN ACTIVE FAULT OFF OF OUR
COAST, AND THAT THE PLATES ARE
MOVING.
MOVING.
MOVING. AND, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE
ONE, MAYBE NOW IS THE TIME TO
GET THAT EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY
KIT READY.
KIT READY. BACK TO YOU.
>> YET ANOTHER REMINDER FROM
KEELY CHALMERS, THANK YOU FOR
THAT REPORT TONIGHT.
>>> WE WANT TO TURN TO A CALL
KYLE INVESTIGATION INTO FAKE
MONEY THAT SOLD ON THE INTERNET.
ONLINE RETAILERS LIKE AMAZON
ARE SELLING EXTREMELY REALISTIC
LOOKING CURRENCY.
LOOKING CURRENCY. >> IT IS MADE FOR THE MOVIES
BUT LOCAL POLICE WARN CROOKS
ARE TRYING TO PASS IT OFF AS
THE REAL THING.
KGW INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER KYLE
IBOSHI IS HERE.
IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR A
FAKE.
FAKE.
FAKE. >>
FAKE. >> TO BE CLEAR HERE, WE ARE NOT
TRYING TO HELP BAD GUYS COMMIT
A CRIME.
A CRIME.
A CRIME. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE FIGURED
THAT OUT.
THAT OUT.
THAT OUT. INSTEAD, WE WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE
AWARE THAT THIS MOVIE MONEY OR
PROP MONEY IS OUT THERE AND
THEY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
ALSO, WE WANT TO ASK THE
QUESTION, WHY IS IT BEING SOLD
ONLINE?
ONLINE?
ONLINE? >> Reporter: AT FIRST GLANCE,
IT LOOKS LIKE MONEY BUT DON'T
BE FOOLED, THIS ISN'T REAL.
LOOK CLOSELY.
LOOK CLOSELY. IT IS PROP MONEY MADE FOR THE
MOVIES.
MOVIES.
MOVIES. AND, POLICE WARN THIS FUNNY
MONEY ISN'T JUST APPEARING ON
THE BIG SCREEN.
CROOKS ARE TRYING TO PASS IT
OFF AS THE REAL THING.
DETECTIVE JANE JOHNSON SAID
LAST YEAR, LINCOLN CITY POLICE
INVESTIGATED AT LEAST THREE
DIFFERENT CASES INVOLVING MOVIE
MONEY INCLUDING SOMEONE PASSING
THIS BOGUS $100 BILL AT A DAIRY
QUEEN DRIVE-THROUGH.
QUEEN DRIVE-THROUGH. >> NOT A GOOD THING.
VERY BAD FOR BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: CORY GREEN AT GAME
OVER ARCADE ALSO SPOTTED PROP
MONEY, AS DID OTHERS IN TOWN.
>> I HAVE SOME FRIENDS WHO WORK
IN GROCERY STORES AND IT'S THE
SAME PROBLEM.
SAME PROBLEM. >> Reporter: THE BOGUS BILLS
ARE OFTEN MARKED, MOTION
PICTURE USE ONLY.
SYDNEY HAUSH NOTICED A FAKE,
WHILE WORKING AT THE SNUG
HARBOR BAR AND GRILL.
A CUSTOMER TRY TO PASS HER PROP
MONEY WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS
PRINTED ON IT, LIKE THIS ONE.
>> WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME.
>> Reporter: VARIES TYPES OF
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY SURFACES
FROM TIME TO TIME.
CROOKS WILL ALTER A BILL OR TRY
TO PRINT THEIR OWN.
BUT POLICE WARN COMMERCIALLY
PRODUCED MOVIE MONEY IS
DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. >> I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE
SAW IT WAS 2018.
OR 2016.
OR 2016.
OR 2016. BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY GETTING
BIGGER.
BIGGER.
BIGGER. >> Reporter: IN THE PAST FEW
MONTHS, VARIOUS CASES INVOLVING
PROP MONEY HAVE SURFACED IN
PLACES LIKE DES MOINES,
WASHINGTON AND GRANTS PASS
OREGON.
OREGON.
OREGON. >> FAKE $50 BILLS ARE MAKING
THEIR WAY THROUGH SOUTHERN
OREGON CITIES.
OREGON CITIES. >> Reporter: POLICE THEORIZE A
LOT OF THE PROP MONEY IS COMING
FROM ONLINE RETAILERS.
A SEARCH OF AMAZON AND E- BAY
TURNED UP DOZENS OF LISTINGS.
THE ADS SHOWED USEFUL IMAGES OF
MOVIE MONEY, OR PLAY MONEY,
MADE TO LOOK REAL.
AND, IT IS A CONFUSION THAT IS
CREATING REAL PROBLEMS FOR
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> I THINK IT'S CRAZY, YOU
KNOW, THAT THEY ARE SELLING
MONEY LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: THEY WORRY ONLINE
RETAILERS ARE MAKING IT TOO
EASY FOR CROOKS.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY, EVEN
MOVIE MONEY IS A CRIME.
SO, WHAT SHOULD RETAILERS BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR?
MOST OF THIS MOVIE MONEY IS
MARKED, MOTION PICTURE USE
ONLY.
ONLY.
ONLY. OTHER BILLS SAY PROP MONEY.
SOME OF IT HAS CHINESE WRITING
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. ALSO, THIS IS A REAL $20 BILL.
IT HAS A FEEL TO IT.
A CERTAIN FEEL.
THAT FAKE MONEY DOESN'T FEEL
RIGHT OR HAVE THE SECURITY
FEATURES THAT A REAL BILL HAS.
>> AMAZON AND eBAY ARE SELLING
THIS FAKE MONEY.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> I
IT? >> I REACHED OUT AND SENT THREE
EMAILS INCLUDING ONE LATE TODAY
BUT STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK
FROM AMAZON.
FROM AMAZON. eBAY SAYS IT HAS RESTRICTIONS
THAT MIRROR FEDERAL LAW.
THE BILLS HAVE TO BE MUCH
LARGER OR SMALLER THAN REAL
CURRENCY AND CAN ONLY BE
PRINTED ON ONE SIDE.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE, THOUGH, I
LOOKED ON eBAY A SHORT TIME
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LISTINGS
THAT MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF THE
POLICY.
POLICY.
POLICY. >> LET US KNOW