Crescent City Man Dead After Being Struck by a Car in Oregon
Press release from the Oregon State Police:
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 5:23 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 199, near milepost 16, in Josephine County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Ford F-150, operated by Ethan Wayne Anderson (36) of Cave Junction, struck a pedestrian, Buck Carlos Gene Arby Ward (58) of Crescent City (CA), who was in the roadway for unknown reasons.
The [pedestrian] (Ward) was declared deceased at the scene.
The operator of the Ford (Anderson) was reportedly not injured.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. Weather conditions (fog) is being considered a contributing factor in the crash.
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My sincere condolences to Mr. Buck Carlos Gene Arby Wards family and friends. May he RIP. I also feel very sorry for Ethan Wayne Anderson. No one wants to injure or kill another person with their vehicle. I don’t know why Mr. Ward was in the road, maybe crossing from one side to the other. That accident will linger on Mr. Anderson’s mind for a very long time. A very sad day.
Is milepost 16 in the Selma, Oregon area? There are numerous cross streets and businesses there so pedestrians would be likely on this stretch of 199.
At 5:30 in the morning……. let’s use a little situational awareness…..
Situational awareness, who cares if it was 5:30 in the morning or noon, The man was killed. How about a little sympathy for him and his family, as well as the other driver that hit him.
Easy does it Martin.
Mel, I comment on exactly how I feel about another comment, or the article and I don’t plan to change.
Selma is ~20. This would be just north of Kerby if going north. But I can’t remember a time when I haven’t seen a few people walking along 199 somewhere, usually on the Oregon side. And at any given time of the day. I’ve gone through there at 3am and seen people trying to hitch a ride or just walking a dog. Or dragging a giant crucifix and a fishing pole. Seen that too.
Might not be either place. Per Koordinates web, OR mile marker 16 is at Hayes Hill.
I remember the crucifix guy! He came through Ashland too