I-5 Fatal, Jackson Co.

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. (Aug. 12, 2025)- On Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 4:50 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 35, in Jackson County. The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Freightliner commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Gerardo Alemanurieta (37) of Riverside (CA), struck a pedestrian, Scarlet Laresia Guenther (50) of Eagle Point, who was standing in the lane of travel. The pedestrian (Guenther) was declared deceased at the scene. The operator of the Freightliner (Alemanurieta) and passenger, Alfonso Casteneda (38), were reportedly uninjured. The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

I-5 Fatal, Clackamas Co.

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (Aug. 12, 2025)- On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 6:00 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 282, in Clackamas County. The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Chevrolet Avalanche, operated by Ricardo Hernandez (28) of Keizer, left the roadway and struck the rear end of a parked Kenworth commercial motor vehicle and trailer, occupied by Rebecca Kious (57) and Bryan Kelly Kious (58) of Elk City (OK). The operator of the Chevrolet (Hernandez) was declared deceased at the scene. The occupants of the Kenworth (B. Kious and R. Kious) were reportedly uninjured. The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Aurora Fire Department and ODOT.