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Beaverton, Oregon- On July 25, 2024, at 2:27 PM Beaverton police officers and Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue firefighters were dispatched to the 19000 Block of Tile Flat Rd. on the report of a single vehicle crash involving a white Jeep Wrangler. Reports indicated the Jeep lost control, went off the road, struck a tree and came to rest upside down.
Officers and Firefighters arrived within minutes of being dispatched and determined the driver and sole occupant, 17-year-old Mai Grace Tankersley of Beaverton, was deceased.
At this time there is no indication of what caused Tankersley’s Jeep to crash. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected to be a factor and it is unknown how fast Tankersley’s Jeep was traveling prior to the crash.
This is an open investigation. Members of the Washington County Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Team (CART) are investigating. If you or someone you know has information regarding this crash, please contact Beaverton Police Officer Steven Rogers at 503.526.2261.