DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR - The Oregon State Police (OSP) is reporting that on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 11:43 p.m., OSP responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 161, in Douglas County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by Sargis Sargsyan (51) of Glendale (CA), left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck the rear end of a parked Peterbilt commercial motor vehicle and trailer, occupied by Oleksandra Kepina (29) and Ihor Vasylevskyi (36) of Rockville (MD).
The operator of the Volvo (Sargsyan) was declared deceased at the scene.
The occupants of the Peterbilt were reportedly uninjured.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was the primary investigating agency.
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About the Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU)
The Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is a specialized unit responsible for investigating fatal and critical injury collisions on Oregon’s highways. The team provides expertise in the documentation, investigation, and analysis of complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in the use of advanced measuring techniques and small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for on-scene investigations. The CRU team includes ACTAR accredited collision reconstructionists and technical collision investigators deployed across the state.
