One Motorist Hurt and Another Cited after Interstate 5 Collision in North GP
One motorist was injured and another was cited early yesterday after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in north Grants Pass.
The Oregon State Police reports troopers and emergency personnel responded to the collision in the southbound lanes of I-5 near milepost 58 at 7:39 a.m. Tuesday.
Troopers said an investigation indicates an Isuzu box truck driven by 34-year-old Clease Nathaniel Carlisle rear-ended a sedan driven by 69-year-old Deborah Kay Dodge at that location. Dodge stated that her vehicle was having mechanical issues and that she was attempting to safely +exit the freeway when she was rear-ended.
According to OSP, Carlisle stated that he saw the car traveling slowly and did not have time to avoid the crash. He was not hurt, but Dodge was taken by ambulance to Three Rivers Medical Center after she complained of neck pain.
Carlisle was cited for Driving While Suspended, Following Too Closely and Failure to Carry Proof of Financial Responsibility. The box truck was impounded.
Posted on 2/14/24 11:56AM by Sam Marsh
