Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by the Oregon State Police. All crashes with fatalities may not be included. The status of incidents might change after further investigation.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

• 3:36 p.m. — Troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Highway 97 about 6 miles south of Biggs Junction in Sherman County that took the life of Satwant Singh, 33, of Yuba City, California. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Singh was headed south on Highway 97 in a Kenworth semi-truck when he failed to negotiate a curve, entered the northbound lane and crashed nearly head-on into a northbound Peterbilt semi-truck operated by a 65-year-old Snohomish, Washington, man. The Kenworth then struck a northbound GMC 3500 driven by a 63-year-old Wilton, California, man. The collision caused both semi-trucks to catch fire. Singh was declared deceased at the scene. A passenger in the Kenworth, a 31-year-old Yuba City, California, man, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital. The Peterbilt’s driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. The GMC’s driver reportedly suffered minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

• 2:20 a.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 near Stanfield that took the life of Kenneth Leroy Stout, 85, of Ilwaco, Washington. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Stout was driving east on I-84 in a Chevrolet Venture and while passing through a single-lane construction zone started passing vehicles on the inside shoulder of the roadway. He lost control of the vehicle, entered the median and rolled several times with the Venture coming to rest on the westbound shoulder. Stout was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was declared deceased at the scene. OSP said the primary cause of the crash was considered to be unsafe passing but further investigation was being conducted.

MONDAY, MARCH 31

• 8:46 a.m. — Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 about 8 miles north of Gilchrist in Klamath County that took the life of Leif Taylor Celusta, 34, of Crescent. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Celusta was driving north on Highway 97 in a Buick LaSabre when he lost control, crossed into the southbound lane and struck a semi-truck operated by a 58-year-old Madras man. Celusta was declared deceased at the scene. The truck driver was reportedly not injured. Speed and roadway conditions are being considered as primary causes of the crash, OSP reported.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

• 2:23 a.m. — Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 126 near Florence that took the life of Mathew Jacob Decker, 37, of Eugene. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that a Freightliner semi-truck, driven by a 64-year-old Veneta man, was headed west on Highway 126 and collided head-on with a Ford T-350 van driven by Decker for unknown reasons. Decker was declared deceased at the scene. The semi-truck’s driver reported minor injuries but was not transported to a hospital.

• 8:36 a.m. — Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 551 about 1 mile south of Charbonneau that took the lives of Matthew Gene Rinehart, 41, of Eugene, and Darci Ann Olivier, 37, of Wilsonville. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Rinehart was driving north in a Kia Forte on Highway 551 and while attempting to make a pass in a “no passing” zone, struck head-on a southbound Kia Soul driven by Olivier. Rinehart was declared deceased at the scene. Olivier was declared deceased at the scene and a 4-year-old female passenger in the vehicle was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Unsafe passing is considered the primary cause of the crash.

• 1:31 p.m. — Troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Highway 224 at its intersection with Weitz Lane near Eagle Creek that took the life of Timothy Mark Woodard, 64, of Eagle Creek. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that a 64-year-old Eagle Creek man was headed west on Highway 224 in a Ford F150 when he struck the rear of a Toyota Celica, driven by Woodward, which was stopped to turn onto Weitz Lane. The collision pushed the Toyota into the eastbound lane where it was struck head-on by an eastbound Subaru Forrester driven by a 43-year-old Estacada man. Woodward was declared deceased at the scene. A passenger in the Toyota, a 71-year-old Eagle Creek woman, was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital. The Subaru’s driver was seriously injured and transported to an area hospital. The Ford’s driver was evaluated for injuries and arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Impaired driving is considered a primary cause of the crash.

• 5:11 p.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 255 about 6 miles north of Brookings that took the life of Virginia Gayle Peare, 81, of Brookings. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Peare was driving north on Highway 255 when the vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled down an embankment. Peare was declared deceased at the scene.