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| Fatal Traffic Crash - Rogue River Highway south of Rogue River | ||
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Sergeant Mark A Byrd Oregon State Police - Central Point Office: (541) 776-6114 ext. 252 Secondary Contact: Lieutenant Gregg Hastings Public Information Officer Office: (503) 731-3020 ext. 247 Pager: (503) 323-3195 Photograph links valid for 30 days - Source: Oregon State Police http://www.flashnews.net/images/news/122907.fatal.roguevalleyhwy.5.jpg http://www.flashnews.net/images/news/122907.fatal.roguevalleyhwy.4.jpg http://www.flashnews.net/images/news/122907.fatal.roguevalleyhwy.3.jpg A Grants Pass-area resident missing since December 24th was found deceased Saturday afternoon at the scene of a fatal traffic crash. The victim was found by family members near his vehicle that had gone off Rogue River Highway approximately 4 miles south of Rogue River. On December 29, 2007 at approximately 4:40 p.m. Oregon State Police troopers and local emergency personnel responded to Rogue River Highway regarding a report of a single vehicle off the highway. After arriving on scene, investigators determined the vehicle had been driven by a reported missing person who was deceased at the scene. The 1995 Jeep Wrangler driven by JOSHUA ISAAC ASHBRIDGE, age 20, from Grants Pass, was southbound on Rogue River Highway when, for an unknown reason, it left the west side of the roadway and traveled into a deep ditch covered in brush. ASHBRIDGE was apparently not using safety restraints and was ejected from the vehicle. Oregon State Police confirmed ASHBRIDGE was reported as a missing person to Grants Pass Department of Public Safety on December 24th. He reportedly had been in Medford and contacted his family at 5:15 a.m., advising them he was feeling ill and was on his way home. ASHBRIDGE had not been heard from since calling his family. Family members were driving along Rogue Valley Highway when they spotted the crashed vehicle and called 9-1-1. Oregon State Police troopers from the Central Point Area Command office and Grants Pass work site are completing the investigation. Troopers were assisted at the scene by ODOT, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office and the Rogue River Fire District. ### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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