On  Friday, April 12, 2019 at approximately 12:42 A.M. Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report or a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 5 near milepost 235.

Preliminary investigation revealed a gray Mazda CX5, operated by Terry Rohse (72) of Tangent, was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 in the slow/right lane when he struck an adult male pedestrian who was in the center of the lane for unknown reasons.   

The adult male sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

I 5 southbound was closed for 90 minutes following the crash.

OSP was assisted by Albany PD, Albany Fire, and ODOT.