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Authorities Looking for Driver Who Smashed Car into Tree in the Illinois Valley

Authorities were looking for the driver of a vehicle that smashed into a tree near Cave Junction late yesterday.

On Thursday at 4:33 p.m., the Illinois Valley Fire District, American Medical Response and the Josephine County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the single-vehicle wreck near milepost 1 of Dick George Road near Shadywood Drive.

Arriving units found a heavily-damaged vehicle lodged head-first into a tree. No driver or occupants were found after emergency crews searched the area.

Deputies flagged the crash scene and the Sheriff's Office was investigating.
Posted on 11/10/23 6:51AM by Sam Marsh