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Man charged with killing Salem pedestrian in hit-and-run while intoxicated
Sergio Reyes Aguilar was charged on Friday with manslaughter and other crimes related to a collision that killed Brian Coulson. Police say the driver dragged Coulson for several blocks on Northeast Lancaster Drive before fleeing.
Salem man dies after driving off East Highway 22
Oregon State Police said John Lambert, 60, died after driving off the highway east of Gates into an embankment, struck a stump and rolled on Jan. 8. The agency is still investigating the collision.
Police seek “vehicle of interest” seen near fatal hit-and-run in West Salem
Surveillance video shows a white SUV near the scene of a fatal hit-and-run collision in West Salem minutes before police responded to the intersection of Northwest Edgewater Street and Northwest Mulark Avenue on Dec. 23.
2024 was the deadliest year in at least a decade on Salem’s roads, with 25 fatal crashes
Twenty-seven people died in car and motorcycle crashes in 2024, a Salem Reporter analysis of data from local law enforcement agencies found.
Salem man dies in train collision Sunday afternoon in NE Salem
A train struck and killed a 35-year-old man around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the railroad tracks near the intersection of Northeast 22nd Avenue and Northeast Claxter Road.
Driver dies in single-vehicle collision in north Salem Friday morning
Salem police said Brett Dhone, 37, of Canby, “suffered a medical event” Friday morning before driving his truck off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and colliding with a tree. Dhone later died at Salem Hospital.
Driver dies in single-vehicle crash on Highway 22 in SE Salem
Salem police say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Highway 22. Police closed all but one highway lane as well as Gaffin Road in southeast Salem.
Salem architectural designer dies crash in Polk County
Alejandro Zukowski, 63, of Salem, was a passenger when he was killed in a three-vehicle collision on Oct. 28 at the intersection of Highway 22 and Perrydale Road. He founded Master Woodworks, a Salem design firm.
Man charged with manslaughter, DUI in Sept. 16 crash that killed 2 in SE Salem
Terrance Quackenbush-Benson, 29, is accused of driving while under the influence of an inhalant when he was involved in a crash that killed Blanca M. Franco-Ramos, 28, and Heriberto Rangel-Rangel, 46. Another passenger remained hospitalized as of Thursday.