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Fatal Crash – Highway 7 – Grant County - 07/06/26

GRANT COUNTY, Ore. (6 July 2026) – On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at approximately 2:38 p.m., Oregon State Police responded toa single-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 7 near milepost 7 in Grant County.

 

The preliminary investigation indicated a gray Dodge van pulling a utility trailer, operated by Fred Lynn Doke (76) of Falls City, was traveling northbound on Hwy. 7 near Prairie City when it left the roadway for an unknown reason. The vehicle and trailer traveled down a rocky embankment where the van landed upside down with the trailer landing on top of the van.

 

The operator of the Dodge van (Doke) was pronounced deceased at the scene.

 

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

 

OSP was assisted by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office 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.

Fatal Crash – Highway 7 – Grant County - 07/06/26

GRANT COUNTY, Ore. (6 July 2026) – On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at approximately 2:38 p.m., Oregon State Police responded toa single-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 7 near milepost 7 in Grant County.

 

The preliminary investigation indicated a gray Dodge van pulling a utility trailer, operated by Fred Lynn Doke (76) of Falls City, was traveling northbound on Hwy. 7 near Prairie City when it left the roadway for an unknown reason. The vehicle and trailer traveled down a rocky embankment where the van landed upside down with the trailer landing on top of the van.

 

The operator of the Dodge van (Doke) was pronounced deceased at the scene.

 

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

 

OSP was assisted by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office 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.