SALEM, OR : Croisan Creek Road closed in Salem after elderly passenger dies in car crash on Monday, 20th May 2024

An elderly passenger was killed in a deadly single-vehicle crash in Salem on Monday morning, according to the Salem Police Department.

The crash happened near the intersection of Croisan Creek Road and Roberta Avenue South.

A car crashed into a power pole and tree, leaving a downed electrical line across Croisan Creek Road.

The preliminary investigation found that the driver of the car, Richard Gary Brunkal, 82, of Salem, was traveling southbound on Croisan Creek Road when he was unable to maintain control of his car.


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