Cottage Grove, OR : Man hit by vehicle had been lying in road on Saturday night, September 27, 2014

Oregon State Police say the Lane County medical examiner has determined that a Eugene man found dead on a road east of Cottage Grove had been lying on the roadway when he was hit by a vehicle. Lt. Gregg Hastings says toxicology tests are pending. The pedestrian found dead Saturday night on Shoreview Drive has been identified as 39-year-old Reuben James Orr. Police initially believed the death was related to a hit-and-run driver. On Sunday, a woman contacted police to say she was driving in the area Saturday night and thought she ran over a deer lying on the road. The victim was wearing dark clothing. Hastings says the woman is cooperating with investigators. Source : Medical examiner says Ore. man hit by vehicle had been lying in roadway; woman contacts police