Woodburn man arrested, charged with DUI in fatal Linn County crash

A Woodburn man has been charged with manslaughter, assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving in a fatal crash early Sunday on Interstate 5 in Linn County, according to the Oregon State Police.

A preliminary investigation determined the 23-year-old driving a Lexus GS northbound on I-5 when he rear ended a Toyota Camry near milepost 222 at 2:09 a.m., OSP said in a news release.

The 37-year-old driver of the Camry was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries and a passenger, Scott Alan Palmer, 53, of Camarillo, California, was declared deceased at the scene.

The driver of Lexus had minor injuries and was arrested, OSP said.

Traffic on the freeway was impacted for about six hours as OSP troopers assisted by the Linn County Sheriff's Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation investigated and cleared the crash scene.

OSP said the investigation is on-going.

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The highway was impacted for approximately six hours during the on-scene investigation. The investigation is on-going.

OSP was assisted by the Linn County Sheriff's Office and ODOT.

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