Two Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 58 Near Oakridge

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Two people were killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, on Highway 58 near Oakridge, according to Oregon State Police.

The crash was reported at approximately 5:56 p.m. near milepost 42. Investigators determined that a red Toyota 4Runner, operated by 25-year-old Colton Zachary Bias of Springfield, was traveling westbound when it entered the eastbound lane for an unknown reason.

The 4Runner collided head-on with an eastbound white Mack commercial motor vehicle operated by 60-year-old Collin Mitchell Owens, also of Springfield.

A passenger in the 4Runner, 40-year-old Marjorie Rae Spence of Eugene, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bias was transported to an area hospital with injuries sustained in the crash but later died.

Another passenger in the 4Runner, 38-year-old Kaylee Dail Cardwell of Westfir, was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.

Owens was not injured in the crash.

Highway 58 was impacted for approximately four hours while emergency crews and investigators worked at the scene.

The investigation was assisted by the Oakridge Fire Department, Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.