FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  

DATE: November 5, 2024

Driver dies in single vehicle collision

Driver's identity released

Update: 11/07/2024 | 1530

The driver in the Tuesday morning traffic fatality on Highway 22E is identified as John Ray Evans, 34, of Salem.

The incident remains an active investigation, and as such, no further information is currently available for release.

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Driver dies in single vehicle collision

Originally published: 11/05/2024 | 1400

Salem, Ore. — Just before 8:00 a.m. today, officers responded to a collision on Highway 22E near Milepost 4. Witnesses reported a car traveling eastbound drove off the roadway and crashed. Lifesaving measures for the male driver were attempted, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

The preliminary investigation by the Salem Police Traffic Team indicates the vehicle crossed over the eastbound on-ramp to Highway 22E and proceeded through a landscaped area and struck a tree. The man was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

The identity of the driver is not being released at this time pending family notifications. 

Eastbound traffic on the highway was reduced to one lane and the eastbound on-ramp at Gaffin RD SE was closed for approximately three hours. 

The investigation into the collision is ongoing, and there are no other details available for release.

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