Driver checking on animal she hit in road is killed by semi, Oregon troopers say
CLARIFICATION: Oregon State Police on Tuesday, Dec. 12, corrected an earlier news release about the date the 62-year-old driver was killed. She was struck by a semi Dec. 8, police said.
The original story is below.
A 62-year-old driver was struck and killed by a semi as she was checking on an animal she hit in Oregon, troopers said.
Tami Lee from Medford was hit at about 5:54 p.m. Dec. 8 in Josephine County, near Wolf Creek, the Oregon State Police said in a Dec. 11 news release.
When Lee thought she hit an animal in the road, she stopped her Kia and got out to look, troopers said.
She was then struck by a Freightliner truck driving in the slow lane, troopers said.
Troopers said Lee died at the scene.
The 65-year-old semitruck driver stayed and cooperated with investigators, police said.
Wolf Creek is in southwestern Oregon, about 120 miles south of Eugene.
This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 11:12 AM with the headline "Driver checking on animal she hit in road is killed by semi, Oregon troopers say."
