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On 05/28/2023 at about 5:40pm, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Big Fall Creek Rd. near milepost 6. Responders arrived to find a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup down an embankment and lodged against a tree.
29-year-old Corey Michael Primmer had been riding in the bed of the pickup and was thrown from the vehicle during the crash. He was transported to an area hospital but died as a result of his injuries.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the Silverado had been traveling westbound on Big Fall Creek Rd. when it drove off of the roadway. The cause for the vehicle leaving the roadway remains under investigation.