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.
SATURDAY, AUG. 9
• 6 a.m. — Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville that took the life of Ricardo Hernandez, 28 of Keizer. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that Hernandez was driving north on I-5 in a Chevrolet Avalanche and left the roadway, striking the rear end of a parked semi-truck that was occupied by a 57-year-old woman and 58-year-old man, both from Elk City, Oklahoma. Hernandez was declared deceased at the scene. The occupants of the truck were reportedly not injured.
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
• 4:50 a.m. — Troopers responded to a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Interstate 5 near Siskiyou in Jackson County that took the life of Scarlet Laresia Guenther, 50, of Eagle Point. OSP’s preliminary investigation indicated that a semi truck operated by a 37-year-old Riverside, California, man was headed north on I-5 and struck Guenther, who was standing in the lane of travel. Guenther was declared deceased at the scene. The truck driver and a passenger, a 38-year-old man, were reportedly not injured.
MURDER-SUICIDE INVESTIGATION
MONDAY, AUG. 11
• The Oregon State Police has been requested to lead the investigation of a murder-suicide in the Picket Creek area in Josephine County. At 9:37 a.m. on Aug. 11, Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 200 block of Hussey Lane in the Picket Creek area after receiving a request to check the welfare of a woman who had uncharacteristically not shown up for work. Deputies and OSP entered the residence and discovered five people who appeared to have been killed by a firearm. Hannah Marie Behee, 42, an 11-year-old boy, a 9-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl were discovered in the residence with fatal gunshot wounds. Chad Scott Behee, 40, was found also deceased in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide incident. The Grants Pass Police Department is assisting OSP with the investigation.