UPDATED: OSP IDs Pedestrian Killed on Highway 62; Family Located
Following media reports that Oregon State Police were trying to contact the family of a 61-year old man who died Tuesday evening when he was struck by a vehicle on Highway 62, family members contacted OSP to complete the agency's notification protocol.
Timothy Jay Frizzell, 61, was struck and killed at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when he walked across the eastbound lanes of Highway 62 north of Vilas Road. Frizzell was pronounced dead at the scene.
He may be a transient with a last recorded address in Vancouver, Wash. OSP reported that because of media reports online Thursday afternoon that identified Frizzell, family on the Oregon coast and in Portland quickly learned of his death and contacted OSP. In such incidents, authorities typically wait until family members are notified before identifying victims.
This section of Highway 62 is a four-lane roadway with two eastbound and two westbound lanes of travel divided by a continuous left turn lane. Conditions were dark with areas of fog along the roadway.
OSP troopers from the Central Point and Grants Pass Area Command are continuing the investigation. Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Jackson County Fire District 3, ODOT and the Jackson County District Attorney's Office assisted at the scene.
