Fatal Crash - Interstate 5 - Josephine County - 11/24/25

Josephine County, Ore. (24 Nov. 2025)- On Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 2:04 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 62, in Josephine County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a Chevrolet S10, operated by Annette Dea Dimmick (34) of Grants Pass, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes for unknown reasons and struck a northbound Volvo commercial motor vehicle and trailer, operated by David Michael Jellison (68) of Alliance (OH), head-on.

The operator of the Chevrolet (Dimmick) was declared deceased at the scene.

The operator of the Volvo (Jellison) and passenger, Ceejay Clay (29) of Warren (OH), suffered reported minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital.

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

OSP was assisted by the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Rural Metro Fire, Grants Pass Fire, 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.