FLORENCE WOMAN DIES IN PEDESTRIAN VERSUS VEHICLE CRASH

April 5, 2022 1:30 p.m. 

A Florence woman died in a pedestrian versus vehicle crash, early Tuesday.

A report from Oregon State Police said just after 5:40 a.m. troopers and emergency personnel responded to the accident on Interstate 5 northbound, three miles north of the Winchester exit.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a utility truck driven by a Roseburg man was traveling northbound when it collided with a pedestrian who was walking in a lane of travel. 24-year old Anika Jamison was pronounced deceased at the scene.

OSP was assisted by several other agencies. One lane of the freeway was closed for a few hours following the incident.