Fatal Vehicle Crash
- 01/16/26
DRAIN, Ore. - The Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal two-vehicle traffic crash on Elkhead Road during the early morning hours of January 14, 2026.
Preliminary investigation indicates a 2001 Toyota RAV, driven by Donald Lawrence Brown, 89, of Drain, was traveling westbound on Elkhead Road when the vehicle drifted into the eastbound lane for reasons unknown. The Toyota collided with a 2025 Mazda four-door sedan driven by 72-year-old Patricia Hail Haley, also of Drain, who was traveling eastbound.
Mr. Brown was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Haley sustained injuries and was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center for treatment.
There were no initial indications that intoxicants were a factor in the crash. The incident remains under investigation.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by North Douglas County Fire & EMS and the Douglas County MEdical Examiner's Office.
Next of kin notification has been made.
Fatal Vehicle Crash
- 01/16/26
DRAIN, Ore. - The Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal two-vehicle traffic crash on Elkhead Road during the early morning hours of January 14, 2026.
Preliminary investigation indicates a 2001 Toyota RAV, driven by Donald Lawrence Brown, 89, of Drain, was traveling westbound on Elkhead Road when the vehicle drifted into the eastbound lane for reasons unknown. The Toyota collided with a 2025 Mazda four-door sedan driven by 72-year-old Patricia Hail Haley, also of Drain, who was traveling eastbound.
Mr. Brown was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Haley sustained injuries and was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center for treatment.
There were no initial indications that intoxicants were a factor in the crash. The incident remains under investigation.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by North Douglas County Fire & EMS and the Douglas County MEdical Examiner's Office.
Next of kin notification has been made.
