Car hits, kills man standing on side of road taking photos
Updated: Oct. 24, 2017, 2:39 a.m. |
Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 1:39 a.m.
A man taking photos by the side of Oregon 42 near Camas Valley was struck and killed by a car on Sunday afternoon, state police said. (Oregon State Police)
Samantha Matsumoto
A man taking photos by the side of a Douglas County road was struck and killed by a car on Sunday afternoon, state police said.
Police say driver Paul Arnoldi lost control of his black Ford Edge SUV while driving on Oregon 42 near milepost 51. The car left the road and hit Donald Dickinson, a 61-year-old from North Bend who was standing by the side of the road taking photos.
Dickinson was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, where he died from his injuries, police said.
Arnoldi was also taken to Mercy Medical with serious injuries. He was later transported to Sacred Heart hospital in Springfield.
Police do not know what caused the crash. No other details were released.
— The Oregonian/OregonLive