Fatal Crash - Highway 240 - Yamhill County - 10/15/25

Yamhill County, Ore (Oct. 15, 2025)- On Monday, October 13, 2025, at 5:11 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 240, near milepost 10, in Yamhill County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Toyota Rav4, operated by Holly Mclain (47) of Cornelius, struck a pedestrian, Larry Joseph Mervin Jacobs (66) of Newberg, who was in the roadway.

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

The Toyota operator (Mclain) was not injured.

The highway was impacted for approximately three hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

OSP was assisted by the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, Newberg Dundee Police Department, and ODOT.

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About the Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) 
The Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) is a specialized unit responsible for investigating fatal and critical injury collisions on Oregon’s highways. The team provides expertise in the documentation, investigation, and analysis of complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in the use of advanced measuring techniques and small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for on-scene investigations. The CRU team includes ACTAR accredited collision reconstructionists and technical collision investigators deployed across the state.