December 25, 2021 5:00 p.m. 

7 people were taken to the hospital, including a Douglas County man, following a serious injury accident on Highway 58 in Lane County, Thursday evening.

A report from Oregon State Police said just after 5:30 p.m. OSP troopers and emergency medical personnel responded to the multi-vehicle wreck on Highway 58, near the intersection with Highway 14.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a pickup pulling a 26-foot trailer loaded with nearly 170 bales of hay, operated by 76-year old Steven Mori of Fallon, Nevada, was westbound when the pickup-trailer combination tipped over on its side and began sliding. It then struck a pickup driven by 18-year old Kayd Shelby of Roseburg, a sedan operated by 29-year old Jennifer Hoffman of Springfield, a mini-van driven by 51-year old Steven Noller from Eugene and a sedan operated by 54-year old Debra Cooley of Oakridge.

Shelby was life-flighted, while Hoffman, Noller, Cooley, and 3 additional passengers were taken by ground ambulance to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at River Bend in Springfield. Mori was not transported and remained on the scene and was cooperative with law enforcement.

OSP said that Highway 58 was closed for approximately 2 hours. Staff with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation assisted OSP.