Fatal Crash – Highway 99E – Lane County - 04/23/26

LANE COUNTY, Ore. (23 April 2026) – On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at 2:30 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99E near milepost 32 in Lane County.

OSP and the Junction City Police Department initially responded to a report of a damaged power pole. Responding officers then located a heavily damaged black BMW 135 in a ditch, and the operator, Tyler Raymond Caseri (24) of Harrisburg, was found seriously injured.

The operator (Caseri) was transported to a local hospital. OSP was notified by the hospital on April 20, 2026, that Caseri had died from his injuries.
 

The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation.

Speed and impairment are believed to be contributing factors to the crash. The vehicle was possibly the same vehicle that eluded an Oregon State Trooper less than an hour before the crash at speeds of more than 100 mph in the same area.

OSP was assisted by the Junction City Police Department, Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Junction City Fire and Rescue, and Eugene-Springfield Fire.

 

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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.