November 16, 2019 8:15 a.m.
A Cottage Grove man died in a pedestrian versus semi accident late Friday afternoon.
A report from Oregon State Police said just before 5:00 p.m. troopers and emergency personnel responded to the scene on southbound Interstate Five near Cottage Grove. A preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian, identified as 43-year old Andrew Evans, entered the freeway from the southbound shoulder and into the path of the commercial motor vehicle, operated by a California man.
Evans was pronounced deceased at the scene. The semi driver was not injured. One southbound lane of the freeway was closed for about two and a half hours following the accident.