On January 2, 2017 at about 11:30PM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near milepost 55 (Grants Pass). Emergency personnel arrived on scene to find a vehicle on its roof with and that the male driver had died.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2003 Ford F150 had been traveling northbound on Interstate 5 when it left the roadway and crashed into a disabled 2004 GMC Yukon that had been parked on the shoulder of the interstate. After the collision, the Ford rolled over onto its roof in the ditch.
The driver of the Ford, a 45 year old male from Springfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three passengers from the Ford were taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
This is a preliminary release. More information will be released later in the day.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2003 Ford F150 had been traveling northbound on Interstate 5 when it left the roadway and crashed into a disabled 2004 GMC Yukon that had been parked on the shoulder of the interstate. After the collision, the Ford rolled over onto its roof in the ditch.
The driver of the Ford, a 45 year old male from Springfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three passengers from the Ford were taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
This is a preliminary release. More information will be released later in the day.