August 5, 2022 11:15 a.m. 

A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Roseburg man on Thursday.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said at 4:30 p.m. 911 dispatchers received a report of the accident in the 6000 block of Rock Creek Road. O’Dell said DCSO responded to the scene along with Glide Fire Department, Umpqua Valley Ambulance and a law enforcement officer from the United States Forest Service.

Deputies determined that 81-year old Leonard Lemings had been traveling south when his vehicle struck the end of a bridge and rolled. Lemings was not wearing his safety belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Douglas County Medical Examiners Office is investigating the death.

O’Dell said anyone who witnessed Leming’s driving immediately prior to the crash is asked to call DCSO at 440-4471.