Early in the evening on Monday, April 12th, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel were dispatched to a two vehicle crash on Highway 199 just before 7:00pm.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Dodge Durango, operated by 60 year old Billy Thornhill of Kerby, was entering Hwy. 199 from a driveway and pulled in front of a Freightliner dump truck towing a 33′ flatbed trailer.
The dump truck, operated by 51 year old Mark Tripp of Grants Pass, was unable to stop and collided with the Durango. Tripp was not injured in the collision, however, the driver of the Dodge Durango, 60 year old Billy Thornhill, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased.
