Man Dies After Refusing Medical Treatment Following Accident

A Cave Junction man died Saturday from injuries he initially thought would not require medical attention following a single-vehicle traffic crash a week ago.

Oregon State Police investigated a single-vehicle crash Nov. 17 at 2:40 p.m. on the Oregon Caves Highway near milepost 5. David James Christilaw, 61, from Cave Junction, was driving a 1990 Mazda B2600 pickup eastbound when it drifted off the highway and onto the shoulder. The pickup continued into a ditch, striking a culvert and flipping before coming to a stop on its wheels along the eastbound shoulder.

Christilaw refused medical treatment at the scene. OSP was informed Christilaw went to Three Rivers Hospital on Nov. 20 and died Saturday.