Rieman's sand rail was powered by a Cadillac NorthStar V-8 engine, Horton said. "It's the kind you find in a passenger car. The sand rail is going to weigh much less than a passenger vehicle.

Two people died and three were critically injured in a collision late Friday of two sand rails at Sand Lake, about seven miles north of Pacific City. The accident occurred about 9:30 p.m. in an ...