California Man Died in Interstate 5 Crash near Siskiyou Summit in Jackson County
A California man was killed last week in a crash on Interstate 5 near the Siskiyou Summit.
The Oregon State Police reports troopers and emergency personnel responded to the two-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of I-5 near milepost 4 last Tuesday afternoon.
OSP said the preliminary investigation indicated a Honda Civic driven by 68-year-old Teri Elizabeth Smead of Lemon Grove, California, was traveling on I-5 when it left its travel lane and struck a Freightliner semi-truck and trailer driven by a 30-year-old man from Carmichael, California.
A passenger in the Honda -- 74-year-old Harry Smead of Lemon Grove -- was pronounced deceased at the scene. Teri Smead was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries. The truck driver was not hurt.
Interstate 5 was closed for approximately five hours during the investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Ashland Fire-Rescue, Jackson County District Attorney's Office, Jackson County Medical Examiner and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Posted on 6/23/25 6:36AM by Sam Marsh
