GP Man Killed and GP Woman Hurt in Motor Vehicle Accident in Coos County
A Grants Pass man was killed and a Grants Pass woman was seriously injured last weekend during a motor vehicle accident in Coos County.
The Oregon State Police reports troopers and emergency personnel responded to the single-vehicle crash on US Highway 101 near Bandon on Sunday afternoon.
Troopers said a preliminary investigation indicates 38-year-old Ryan Scott Sapp was driving a Nissan Pathfinder north when the vehicle left the highway for an unknown reason, struck an embankment and landed upside-down in a ditch.
Sapp was declared deceased at the scene and his passenger -- 33-year-old Tasheena Fawn Reyes -- was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital.
According to the report, the highway was not impacted during the investigation.
OSP was assisted by Bandon Fire, Green Acres Fire and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Posted on 5/7/24 10:35AM by Sam Marsh
