Woodburn, OR. — Official Release: Early this morning, March 16, 2025, at approximately 1:43 a.m., Woodburn Police Department (WPD) officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the southbound lanes of the 200 block N. Pacific Highway. Medical personnel were dispatched to the scene but the crash victim, a 49-year-old male, was declared dead at the scene. The vehicle driver remained on scene during the crash investigation.
Preliminary information indicated that the victim was crossing the roadway from East to West on N. Pacific Highway and was struck by the vehicle which was traveling in the southbound lanes. All lanes of N. Pacific Highway were closed between Young Street and Cleveland Street during the crash investigation. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Team was requested to assist in the investigation.
The driver was identified as Santino Antonio Saldana (age 27), a Woodburn resident. Saldana was subsequently arrested at the scene for DUII, Criminally Negligent Homicide and Assault III. Saldana was transported to the Marion County Correctional Facility and booked into their custody.
The affected roadways were opened up at 5:00 a.m. Victim identification is being withheld until the next of kin is notified.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Officer Josh Mitchell at 503-982-2345, reference case # 25-3176.
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