UPDATE: Victim in Crash on I-5 Identified

August 12, 2024 10:36

The motorist killed in a crash on I-5 on July 18, 2024 has been identified as 36-year-old Thomas W. Keough. His family has been notified of his death.

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A man is deceased after a single vehicle crash on the exit from I-5 Northbound to Hayden Island.

On Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 12:21a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a crash on I-5 Northbound at Exit 308 (Jantzen Beach). When they arrived they found a single vehicle crashed. The adult male occupant was deceased at the scene.

The Portland Police Traffic Division Major Crash Team is responding to the scene to investigate the crash. During the investigation, the ramp from northbound I-5 to Hayden Island (Exit 308) is closed, and the ramp from Hayden Island to northbound I-5 is closed. The lanes of the freeway are still open.

If anyone has information about the crash and has not already talked to police, please e-mail [email protected] attn: Traffic Investigations Unit and reference case number 24-178890.

The PIO is not responding to the scene. Additional information will be released as appropriate. This is the 36th traffic related fatality this year in Portland.

The Portland Police Traffic Division is committed to providing enforcement and raising awareness regarding traffic safety for vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Each year, traffic officers respond to preventable collisions. These collisions can deeply impact those involved, their families and loved ones. Traffic officers' number one priority is to address behaviors of all road users that might lead to a collision, including speed, impairment, distraction, and disobeying signals.

The Traffic Division works in partnership with the Bureau of Transportation on making streets safer for all users. You can help by doing your part to obey all traffic laws, whether you are in a vehicle, on foot, bike or scooter. To learn more, visit:
https://www.portland.gov/transportation/vision-zero

For more on the Traffic Division, visit:
https://www.portland.gov/police/divisions/traffic-division

To report a road or area that you believe should have additional traffic enforcement, call (503) 823-SAFE.

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