October 5, 2022 1:40 p.m. 

The driver is in jail and a pedestrian is deceased following a crash Tuesday morning.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said shortly before 9:00 a.m., 911 dispatchers received a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the 2900 block of Highway 99 South near the Shady Oaks Motel.

O’Dell said deputies arriving on the scene were alerted by witnesses that the driver of the vehicle had fled the area on foot. Multiple deputies and officers from neighboring agencies responded to the incident. O’Dell said a short time later, deputies located the driver, who had changed his appearance and was trying to flee. 44-year old Seth Nathan Blix of Roseburg was taken into custody without incident.

The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was identified as 50-year old Samson Elijah Jones of Myrtle Creek. O’Dell said both the motorist and the pedestrian were headed southbound when the incident took place.

O’Dell said Blix was charged with second-degree manslaughter, failure to perform the duties of a driver to an injured person, and for recklessly endangering another person. Blix was detained without bail.

A section of Highway 99 South near the crash scene was closed to the public for approximately 3.5 hours.

DCSO was assisted by several other agencies.