LINN COUNTY, Ore.– Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded Saturday night to the report of a vehicle that had struck a pedestrian on Interstate 5 southbound near milepost 216.
The investigation revealed a blue 2008 Mazda 3, operated by Brielle Doman, 19, of Grants Pass, was stopped on the inside shoulder of I-5. A gold 1999 Toyota Sienna, operated by Jackie Byers, 31, of Springfield, was southbound passing the location when for an unknown reason Doman walked into the southbound lanes of I-5 and was hit.
Doman sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
OSP was assisted by the Halsey Fire Department and Oregon Department of Transportation.
Doman’s family tells NBC5 News that she loved her family, traveling, and playing with her dog. They say she was also a star catcher on the Grants Pass High School softball team before going off to college at Oregon State.
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