PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH - INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF MEDFORD (PHOTOS)
Posted: August 2nd, 2010 9:56 AM
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Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Central Point Area Command office are continuing the investigation into an early Monday morning rollover crash southbound on Interstate 5 north of Medford that resulted in the death of one person and non-life threatening injuries to two others. A total of nine people, members of a San Francisco-based metal band, were in the van. The names of the group and van occupants will be released later this afternoon to allow them time to complete needed notifications.
Preliminary information indicates on August 2, 2010 at approximately 5:30 a.m., a 2003 Chevrolet extended van pulling a utility trailer was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 34. The van contained nine adult males returning to California from Eugene, Oregon where they played at a weekend outdoor concert.
The van's driver reportedly fell asleep and he lost control. The van and trailer traveled off the right shoulder, rolled and came to rest off the freeway in a grassy area. All nine occupants were not using safety restraints and the adult male victim was ejected from a rear cargo area where he and two others were at. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene by responding emergency medical services personnel.
The driver and one passenger were transported by ambulance to Rogue Valley Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
OSP troopers were assisted at the scene by Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Central Point Police Department, Jackson County Fire District 3, and ODOT. One lane remained open during the scene response and investigation.
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