Fatal Crash – Highway 164 – Linn County - 06/16/26

LINN COUNTY, Ore. (16 June 2026) – On Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 10:01 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus motorcycle fatal crash on Highway 164 near milepost 7 in Linn County.  

The preliminary investigation indicated a green Dodge Ram, operated by Jason Richard Jones (47) of Albany, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 164 near Albany when it collided with a red Honda motorcycle operated by Christopher Adam Brown (41) of Albany, traveling southbound at the intersection of Scravel Hill Road.

The operator of the Honda motorcycle (Brown) was declared deceased at the scene.

The operator of the Dodge Ram (Jones) was reportedly not injured.

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

Jones was arrested for DUII, reckless driving, driving while suspended, and manslaughter in the second degree and was lodged at the Linn County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is available for release at this time.

OSP was assisted by the Jefferson Fire District, Albany Fire Department, 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.