Published on December 29, 2021
News Release from Medford Police Dept. Posted on FlashAlert: December 29th, 2021 4:05 PM
On December 27th, 2021 at 6:02 p.m., officers and medical personnel were dispatched to a person down, in the parking lot west of McDonalds, 3611 Crater Lake Hwy. The person reported he was run over by an unknown vehicle, and he was conscious. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Medford Police Detectives and Officers from the Serious Accident Reconstruction Team (STAR) assumed the investigation. The victim appears to have been homeless and was panhandling on the concrete median at an intersection in the parking lot, when he was run over by an unknown vehicle.
The victim‘s name is not being released at this time, pending next of kin notification.
Anyone with information is asked to contact our dispatch, 541-770-4783, and reference case 21-21029
Contact Info: Lt. Mike Budreau 541-774-2212