SEMI-TRUCK CRASHES ON INTERSTATE FIVE IN NORTH COUNTY

September 30, 2026 3:30 p.m. 

Troopers with Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 northbound near the Salt Springs Road interchange in the Drain area on Tuesday afternoon.

An OSP report said just after 4:50 p.m. the accident was called in near exit 160. The driver of a semi-truck was exiting the freeway and struck the guardrail, damaging six posts and five panels. The semi had minor damage, but no injuries were sustained.