On Sunday at 6:13 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 99 near milepost 7 in Jackson County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Hyundai Elantra, operated by Bobbie Rae Stinson-Payne of Grants Pass, struck a pedestrian, Jarrod Edward Garwood, 43, of Rogue River, as the pedestrian was pushing a go-kart on the highway.
The Hyundai fled the scene and the operator later contacted law enforcement to report their involvement. Garwood was declared deceased at the scene. An occupant of the go-kart, James Eric Johannes, 41, of Grants Pass, suffered reported minor injuries.
Stinson-Payne and the passenger, Dillon Edward Gasser, 33, of Grants Pass, were reportedly uninjured. Stinson-Payne was arrested for Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver, DUII, and First Degree Manslaughter.
The highway was impacted for approximately five hours during the on-scene investigation. The crash is under investigation. OSP was assisted by the Rogue River Police Department, Rogue River Fire District 1, Grants Pass Fire Rescue, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
