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Fatal Crash – Highway 18 – Yamhill County - 07/13/26

YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. (13 July 2026) – On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 2:06 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 58 in Yamhill County.

 

The preliminary investigation indicated a silver Honda Civic, operated by Jayce Alan Hall (19) of Salem, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 18 near Newberg when it failed to negotiate a turn, drifted into the eastbound lane, and collided head-on with a white International commercial motor vehicle, operated by Robert Emmanuel Hunter (43) of Portland.

  
The operator of the Honda (Hall) was pronounced deceased at the scene.

 

Honda passenger Isaiah Jacob Aas (18) of Salem was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

 

The operator of the International (Hunter) was reportedly not injured, remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation.

 

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

 

OSP was assisted by the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, Newberg Fire Department, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, 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 18 – Yamhill County - 07/13/26

YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. (13 July 2026) – On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 2:06 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 58 in Yamhill County.

 

The preliminary investigation indicated a silver Honda Civic, operated by Jayce Alan Hall (19) of Salem, was traveling westbound on Hwy. 18 near Newberg when it failed to negotiate a turn, drifted into the eastbound lane, and collided head-on with a white International commercial motor vehicle, operated by Robert Emmanuel Hunter (43) of Portland.

  
The operator of the Honda (Hall) was pronounced deceased at the scene.

 

Honda passenger Isaiah Jacob Aas (18) of Salem was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.

 

The operator of the International (Hunter) was reportedly not injured, remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation.

 

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

 

OSP was assisted by the Newberg-Dundee Police Department, Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office, Newberg Fire Department, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue, 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.