JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – One person is dead after a single car accident on I-5 just north of Gold Hill on Monday.
According to the Oregon State Police’s preliminary investigation, a Chevy Trailblazer travelling southbound hit a tire that was lying in the slow lane, causing the driver to lose control and roll into the median.
The driver, identified as 74-year-old Shawn Hayes of Medford suffered non-life threatening injuries, while the passenger, Debbie S. Hyden also 74 of Yucaipa, California died at the scene.
The freeway was impacted for about five hours while officials were investigating.
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