Woodburn, OR : One person died and two more hurt when a wrong-way driver slammed into car along I-5 near Woodburn on Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The driver of a southbound vehicle on Interstate 5 died early Tuesday morning in a collision with another vehicle that going the wrong way on the freeway south of Woodburn, according to Oregon State Police OSP provided this account: The Marion County Sheriff's Office began getting reports of a vehicle going northbound in the southbound lanes at about milepost 264. As units responded, additional callers reported that a crash had occurred at milepost 267. MSCO responded to the scene and assisted until troopers arrived. Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are investigating a crash at milepost 267 on I-5 southbound with blockage. The northbound lanes of travel are not affected. According to the OSP Northern Command Center (OSP), the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) began getting reports of a vehicle going the wrong way on I-5, northbound in the southbound lanes, near milepost 264. As the Sheriff's Office responded to the report, additional callers indicated a crash had occurred at milepost 267. The front passenger in the southbound vehicle struck by the wrong-way vehicle was the single confirmed fatality at the scene. The driver and a juvenile passenger in the back were injured and transported to Salem Memorial Hospital. The juvenile is reported as having critical injuries. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was also transported to the Salem Memorial Hospital to be treated. Alcohol is being investigated as a factor in this crash. ODOT established a detour for southbound traffic. OSP was assisted by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, ODOT, Marion County District Attorney's office, Keizer Police Department and the Woodburn Fire Department. source : One person dies in wrong-way I-5 crash near Woodburn