Linn County Sheriff's Office Investigates Fatal Crash Near Sweet Home -01/07/25

Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reports yesterday, January 6, 2025, at 1:55 p.m., Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a single vehicle had crashed in a yard near the 1000 block of Pleasant Valley Road near Sweet Home. 

Upon arrival, Deputies found evidence of a single vehicle crash.  The investigation showed the vehicle, a 2015 Volkswagen Golf, was traveling south on Pleasant Valley Road, when it drifted across the northbound lane going through a ditch and then a fence, until it finally came to rest about 125 feet from the road.

Deputies located a single occupant, Harold Partridge, 88, of Sweet Home, deceased in the vehicle. Partridge had no signs of obvious trauma from the crash and had a history of medical issues. 

Deputies were assisted by the Sweet Home Fire Department. Any witnesses are encouraged to contact the Linn County Sheriff’s Office at (541) 967-3950 to have their statements documented.