LINN COUNTY, Ore. 31 August 2024 – On August 30, 2024, at 11:45 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 5 near milepost 225. 

The preliminary investigation indicated a black Hyundai Santa Fe, operated by Dustin Andrew Brown (45) of Sweet Home, was traveling northbound on I-5 when it made an evasive maneuver to avoid a rear-end collision and lost control. The operator and two passengers, Olivia Shannon Matney (19) of Sweet Home and Matthew Jay Martinez Mendez (19) of Sweet Home, were ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle came to rest on top of the operator (Brown). Oregon State Troopers and nearby motorists lifted the Hyundai off the vehicle operator. 

Life Flight was activated but was forced to cancel due to airspace conflicts with a civilian drone over the crash scene. 

The operator (Brown) was declared deceased at the scene. 

Both passengers were transported to area hospitals with serious injuries. 

Neither the vehicle operator nor passengers are believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Brown and Matney are father and daughter. 

The highway was impacted for approximately 2.5 hours for the on-scene investigation. 

Oregon State Police was assisted by Halsey Fire and the Oregon Department of Transportation.  
 

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