COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A juvenile passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured Monday morning after a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 101 just south of Coos Bay, according to the Oregon State Police.
Troopers responded to the crash at approximately 10:07 a.m. on July 13 near milepost 240, about one mile south of Coos Bay.
A preliminary investigation found that a blue Chevrolet Venture van, driven by 29-year-old Taylor Anthony Harris of Coos Bay, was traveling northbound when it drifted off the roadway into the median separating the northbound and southbound lanes. Investigators said the vehicle then overcorrected, crossed both northbound lanes, left the roadway, traveled down an embankment, rolled over, and came to rest on its roof.
A juvenile passenger in the van was transported to a local hospital, where the child was later pronounced dead.
Harris was also taken to an area hospital with serious injuries.
State police said traffic on Highway 101 was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.
Before emergency crews arrived, a passerby stopped to perform CPR on the juvenile victim. Oregon State Police acknowledged the individual’s efforts, noting that crashes involving children are especially traumatic for everyone involved.
The crash remains under investigation.
Oregon State Police was assisted at the scene by Coos Central Fire & Rescue, Greenacres Fire & Rescue, Bay Cities Ambulance, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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