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Please reference CCSO Case # 21-004794
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At 5:57 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash on S. Cramer Road near S. Barnards Road.
The driver had reportedly been ejected from a black Chevy Tahoe with Oregon plates during the crash, and was severely injured.
The Tahoe had suffered significant damage as it rolled through a berry field and came to rest on its side, northwest of the driver.
Deputies arrived at the crash scene with Molalla Fire paramedics; Life Flight was requested. Deputies and paramedics attempted to help the injured driver using life-saving measures; unfortunately, the driver succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene.
A member of the Criminal Reconstruction and Forensic Technicians (CRAFT) team, members of the Sheriff's Office Serious Injury Crash Team, and a Clackamas County Deputy Medical Examiner also responded to the scene to continue the investigation.
Family notifications are now complete, and the deceased driver of the vehicle can be identified as Galdino Salazar Jr., 36, of Molalla.
Salazar was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana at the time of the crash, although impairment has not been determined to be a factor in the fatal accident at this writing.
The cause of this fatal crash is still under investigation. Photos from the crash scene are linked above.
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Sgt. Marcus Mendoza
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Public Information Unit