LANE COUNTY, OR (April 18, 2023) - The Oregon State Police (OSP) is reporting that on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at approximately 9:18 P.M., OSP responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on a southbound Interstate 5 off-ramp, exit 176, in Lane County.
The preliminary investigation in indicated a silver Ford Mustang, operated by Colton Huddle, (24) of Cottage Grove, was southbound on Interstate 5 and took exit 176 towards Saginaw when it struck a pedestrian, Jessica Ann Layton, (46) of Haines City (FL), who was in the lane of travel.
The pedestrian (Layton) was declared deceased at the scene.
The operator was uninjured, remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
Interstate 5 southbound had one lane affected for approximately 2.5 hours and the Saginaw exit was closed during the on-scene crash investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Cottage Grove Police Department and ODOT.
