February 14, 2025 3:50 a.m. 

One person was taken to the hospital, and the driver was cited following a single-vehicle crash on Thursday morning.

An Oregon State Police report said shortly after 6:30 a.m. the accident took place on Highway 38 near milepost 45 in the Drain area. The operator of a sedan lost control of the vehicle due to icy conditions. The sedan exited the right-hand shoulder of the highway, rolled multiple times and came to an uncontrolled stop on its top.

One of the four passengers was transported by ambulance to CHI Mercy Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The operator of the vehicle, a Cottage Grove man, was later identified and cited for having no operator’s license, driving uninsured and failure to drive within a lane. The sedan was towed from the scene.