August 17, 2022 11:30 a.m. 

Three people have died, and a fourth is in critical condition following a suspected DUII crash late Tuesday night.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said shortly before midnight, a deputy assigned to timber patrol drove through the area of the 3500 block of Lower Cow Creek Road where he observed debris in the roadway. O’Dell said the deputy stopped to investigate and spotted a crashed convertible.

The deputy located two females, 20-year old Janeva Hodgson of Myrtle Creek and a 16-year old from Riddle, who had been ejected from the vehicle. Both were determined to be deceased. O’Dell said inside the vehicle, a male passenger identified as 18-year old Caleb Hodgson was found to be deceased. The driver, 21-year old Uriah Carleton of Roseburg was found to be in critical condition. Carleton was airlifted by a REACH Air Medical Services helicopter to an out-of-area hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Collision investigators with DCSO responded to the scene along with the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office.

O’Dell said the investigation is ongoing at this time. Anyone with information that could be helpful to investigators is asked to contact DCSO at 440-4471.

DCSO was also assisted by Myrtle Creek Police, Riddle Fire Department and Umpqua Valley Ambulance.