August 7, 2025 3:40 a.m.  

The man who died in a vehicle versus bicycle accident on Interstate 5 a week ago has been identified.

An Oregon State Police report said on Thursday, July 31st just before 2:30 a.m. troopers responded to the crash on the freeway, approximately three miles south of Sutherlin. The preliminary investigation indicated that a pickup operated by a 66-year-old Roseburg man was traveling southbound when it struck the bicyclist, identified as 42-year-old Justin Jay Little of Cypress, California.  Little was in the fast lane for an unknown reason. He was declared deceased at the scene.

The motorist had minor injuries and was not transported. A passenger in the pickup, a 62-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

The highway was impacted for approximately 4 hours during an on-scene investigation.

OSP was assisted by Central Douglas Fire & Rescue, Sutherlin Fire Department, Sutherlin Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.