LANE COUNTY, Ore. 3 Sept. 2024 – On Friday, August 30, 2024, at 10:34 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Hwy. 99 near milepost 10 in Lane County. 

The preliminary investigation indicated a pedestrian, David Paul Burns (39) of Creswell, was walking northbound on Hwy. 99 in the travel lane when he was struck by a black Toyota Tundra, operated by Gary Ralph Clark (62) of Creswell.

The pedestrian (Burns) was declared deceased at the scene. 

The Toyota operator (Clark) was not injured and is cooperating with the investigation. 

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

Oregon State Police was assisted by South Lane EMS, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. 

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