UPDATE: PHOTO - PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH - INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF EUGENE (PHOTO)
News Release from Oregon State Police
Posted on FlashAlert: May 20th, 2014 2:28 PM
Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Tuesday morning's fatal traffic crash along southbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of Eugene after a pickup crashed into the back of a disabled commercial truck and semi-trailer parked on the shoulder. Names are withheld at this time.
According to Sergeant Alan Gilbert, preliminary information indicates on May 20, 2014 at approximately 7:10 a.m., a 2003 Toyota pickup driven by a 28-year old male was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 188 when it drifted toward the right shoulder. A commercial truck and semi-trailer parked disabled on the right shoulder with warning reflectors placed behind the trailer was struck in the left rear by the pickup.
A 22-year old female passenger in the pickup was pronounced deceased. The pickup's driver was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
OSP troopers from the Springfield Area Command office are continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Pleasant Hill Fire District, Goshen Rural Fire Protection District, and ODOT. Traffic was restricted to one southbound lane for about 90 minutes.
Photograph - Oregon State Police
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According to Sergeant Alan Gilbert, preliminary information indicates on May 20, 2014 at approximately 7:10 a.m., a 2003 Toyota pickup driven by a 28-year old male was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 188 when it drifted toward the right shoulder. A commercial truck and semi-trailer parked disabled on the right shoulder with warning reflectors placed behind the trailer was struck in the left rear by the pickup.
A 22-year old female passenger in the pickup was pronounced deceased. The pickup's driver was transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
OSP troopers from the Springfield Area Command office are continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Pleasant Hill Fire District, Goshen Rural Fire Protection District, and ODOT. Traffic was restricted to one southbound lane for about 90 minutes.
Photograph - Oregon State Police
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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