Elderly Oregon man dies after vehicle rolled over, caught fire on I-5

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An 80-year-old Independence, Ore., man died on Monday after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, Oregon State Police said.

The crash occurred just after 11:45 p.m. near Milepost 138 in Douglas County.

Officials say that Carl Earhart was driving north on the freeway in a silver Kia Rondo when he left the roadway for unknown reasons…

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