JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OR - On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 5:40 a.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 199, near milepost 26, in Josephine County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a pedestrian, Kale Phillip Luke (31) of Grants Pass, was reportedly walking in the roadway when he was struck by a southbound Ford Escape, operated by Andrew Martin Vendrick (39) of Santa Rosa (CA).
The pedestrian (Kale) was declared deceased at the scene.
The operator of the Ford (Vendrick) was reportedly uninjured.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by Illinois Valley Fire and ODOT.
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