FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH - HIGHWAY 238 EAST OF MURPHY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY (PHOTOS)
Posted: February 5th, 2012 6:19 AM
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Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into a late Saturday night single vehicle fatal crash on Highway 238 four miles east of Murphy that resulted in the death of a 19-year old male. The driver and another passenger received non-life threatening injuries. All names will be released this afternoon.
On February 4, 2012 at approximately 10:58 p.m., OSP was notified of a single vehicle motor vehicle crash on Highway 238 near milepost 8. Medical responders arrived on scene approximately five minutes later and discovered one deceased person lying in the roadway.
Initial investigation indicates a 1999 Saturn driven by an 18-year old female from Grants Pass was eastbound on Highway 238 near milepost 8. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway where it collided with a dirt embankment. The vehicle rolled, eventually coming to rest on it’s wheels on the left hand shoulder of the highway.
The driver was transported by ambulance to Three Rivers Hospital in Grants Pass for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
A right front passenger, age 18 from Grants Pass, was transported to Three Rivers Hospital where he was treated and released.
A rear seat passenger, age 19 from Merlin, was ejected and pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash closed a portion of the highway for approximately three hours.
OSP troopers from the Grants Pass worksite and Central Point Area Command office, with the assistance of the Josephine County District Attorney’s Office, are continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash.
OSP was assisted at the scene by ODOT, Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, Rural Metro Fire Department and AMR Ambulance Services.
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