The preliminary investigation indicated that the Chevrolet Suburban, operated by Helen Marie Cain,64, of Central Point, crashed into the center wire barrier for unknown reasons causing multiple vehicles to crash
Jackson County, Ore. – 81-year-old Douglas James Flood of Gold Hill was killed in a multi-vehicle collision on 5 Freeway in Jackson County Wednesday evening.
According to the Oregon State Police, the wreck happened at around 5:27 p.m. on January 3 on Interstate 5 near milepost 35.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the Chevrolet Suburban, operated by Helen Marie Cain,64, of Central Point, crashed into the center wire barrier for unknown reasons.
The initial crash led to multiple subsequent crashes within the same scene. A total of nine vehicles from the crash scene were damaged.
Flood, who was operating a Toyota Tercel, was pronounced dead at the crash site.
Cain) and the driver of a Ford Focus Courtney Marie Clark, 38 of Grants Pass, were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The six other vehicles that were involved in the wreck but recorded no injuries were:
- Mercedes Van operated by Darren Mitchell Brown,36, of Lebanon
- Honda CR-V operated by Brandi Lynn Teske Williams,56, of Grants Pass
- Ford F-150 operated by Leo Jackson,71, of Central Point
- Honda Civic operated by Frances Hammond,76, of Eugene
- Honda CR-V operated by Erich Martin Buer,53, of Grants Pass
- Ford Mustang operated by Kody Aaron Cox, 47, of Grants Pass
During the on-scene investigation, the freeway was impacted for approximately five hours.
The wreck remains under investigation.
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