Drain Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Near Yoncalla
- 03/08/26
YONCALLA, Ore. - A Drain man died in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Yoncalla.
Shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a vehicle crash in the 10000 block of Elkhead Road. The crash had been discovered by a FedEx driver who alerted the homeowner.
Deputies, along with fire and EMS personnel, responded to the scene. The first arriving deputy discovered a white 2009 Kia Rio in a field approximately 200 feet from the roadway. The driver, identified as 33-year-old Nicholas Rex Snyder of Drain, had been ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation at this time. Anyone with information or knowledge of events leading up to the crash is encouraged to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471 referencing case #26-0726.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by North Douglas Fire & EMS, the Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office, and Lougheads Towing.
Next of kin notifications have been made.
Drain Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Near Yoncalla
- 03/08/26
YONCALLA, Ore. - A Drain man died in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Yoncalla.
Shortly after 2:45 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a report of a vehicle crash in the 10000 block of Elkhead Road. The crash had been discovered by a FedEx driver who alerted the homeowner.
Deputies, along with fire and EMS personnel, responded to the scene. The first arriving deputy discovered a white 2009 Kia Rio in a field approximately 200 feet from the roadway. The driver, identified as 33-year-old Nicholas Rex Snyder of Drain, had been ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation at this time. Anyone with information or knowledge of events leading up to the crash is encouraged to contact the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at (541) 440-4471 referencing case #26-0726.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by North Douglas Fire & EMS, the Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office, and Lougheads Towing.
Next of kin notifications have been made.
