4/15/26 - LCSO Case 26-1831

Pedestrian struck on Northwest Expressway

On April 15th at about 3 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded with fire personnel to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on the Northwest Expressway near North Park Avenue, Eugene. The driver of the vehicle, a Chevrolet Cobalt sedan, contacted emergency services and remained on scene. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The Lane County Sheriff’s Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene. Initial investigation shows the pedestrian was in the roadway when they were struck by the vehicle. The driver is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

Investigators have been unable to identify the pedestrian at this time. He is described as a white male adult, 35 to 45 years old, with brown hair, brown eyes, and balding ear-length straight hair, with a full beard. He was wearing wire rim glasses, a red long sleeve shirt and green long sleeve shirt, blue pants, and gray slip-on shoes.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Lane County Sheriff’s Office at 541-682-4150 option 1 and reference case 26-1831.

Thanks to Eugene Police Department for their assistance with this investigation.

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