Fatal Crash – Highway 20 – Lincoln County - 04/17/26

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. (17 April 2026) – On Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 1:16 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 20 near milepost 1 in Lincoln County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a silver Chrysler Town & County van, operated by Rosalea Ann Engelbrecht (77) of Waldport, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 20 near Newport when it began to veer into the oncoming lane for an unknown reason. An eastbound gray Toyota Highlander, operated by John Sterling Daigle (82) of Newport, attempted to avoid the Chrysler van; however, the van continued across the eastbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota Highlander.

The operator of the Chrysler (Engelbrecht) was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries and was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The operator of the Toyota (Daigle) was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

A Toyota passenger, Vicki Ray Bock (77) of Newport, was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

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

OSP was assisted by the Newport Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Fire Department, Pacific West Ambulance, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
 

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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 documenting, investigating, and analyzing complex motor vehicle crashes and crime scenes. They receive specialized training in using 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.