Two dead after head-on collision in Douglas County

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A head-on crash on Highway 38 in Douglas County left two drivers dead Tuesday afternoon and shut down the highway for hours.

Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to the two-vehicle fatal crash right befor 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, near milepost 27. Investigators said a blue Honda Ridgeline pickup, driven eastbound by Gail Elizabeth Smith, 65, of Coburg, crossed the center line for unknown reasons and entered the westbound lanes.

Police said the Honda collided head-on with a westbound yellow Douglas County Public Works International dump truck driven by Cody James Miller, 25, of Winchester Bay…

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