Umpqua Community College mourns loss of student-athlete from Nampa and coach in accident

COOS COUNTY, Ore. (KATU/KBOI) — A 19-year-old woman from Nampa is one of two people killed in a crash late Friday night.

The collision occurred around 9:56 p.m. when a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Johnathan James Dowdy, 32, of Coos Bay, crossed the centerline of Highway 42 in Oregon and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Express bus.

The bus, operated by Jami Lea Strinz, 46, of Roseburg, was transporting 10 members of the Umpqua Community College (UCC) softball team…

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