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.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
• 2:30 a.m. — Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99E north of Junction City that took the life of Tyler Raymond Caseri, 24, of Harrisburg. OSP and the Junction City Police Department initially responded to a report of a damaged power pole. Responding officers then located a heavily damaged BMW 135 in a ditch, and Caseri was found seriously injured. Caseri was transported to a local hospital. OSP was notified by the hospital on April 20 that Caseri had died from his injuries. OSP reported that speed and impairment are believed to be contributing factors to the crash. OSP added that the vehicle was possibly the same one that had eluded an Oregon State trooper less than an hour before the crash at speeds of more than 100 mph in the same area.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
• 5:07 p.m. — Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 west of Pendleton that took the life of Jeanette Lynn Row, 55, of Pendleton. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Row was driving an eastbound Chevrolet Tahoe when for an unknown reason, it struck the rear of a white semitruck driven by a 33-year-old Schaumburg, Illinois, man. Following the collision, the Tahoe turned hard to the right and the driver lost control on wet pavement. The Tahoe left the roadway, rolled multiple times and the driver was ejected from the vehicle. Row was declared deceased at the scene. She was not believed to have been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, OSP reported.