12/02/2021 – On December 2nd at 5:55pm, SW Polk Fire District was dispatched to a head on collision on HWY 22 at milepost 17. Upon arrival, crews found that a wrong-way driver had collided with a vehicle in in the Eastbound Lane and sent the other vehicle over the median into the Westbound Lane. There were multiple witnesses to the collision. Crews extricated patients in both vehicles. One was transported to the hospital and succumbed to their injuries. The Eastbound Lane was closed for an extended period for investigation. SW Polk Fire District would like to thank Dallas Fire and EMS and Polk 1 Fire District for providing mutual aid, as well as Polk County Sheriff, Oregon State Police, and ODOT for their assistance on scene.