SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING FATAL VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN CRASH NORTH EAST SALEM ***UPDATE*** (PHOTO)

News Release from Marion Co. Sheriff's Office

Posted on FlashAlert: September 6th, 2016 9:14 AM

Cordon Road has reopened to regular traffic, the Sheriff's Office has concluded that an adult male, was walking in the middle of Cordon Road NE when he was struck by a north bound driver who as headed to work. 

The Sheriff's Office has not been able to identify the deceased male as he had no identification and may have been homeless. The Sheriff's Office is withholding all of the names of the involved parties until proper identifications and notifications can be made, that time frame is not yet known. 

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Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are on scene and investigating a traffic crash that has left one person dead on Cordon Road NE near Carolina Avenue NE in Salem. From their initial investigation deputies believe a person was walking in the middle of Cordon Road NE when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. 

The person walking in the roadway was killed instantly, the driver of the only vehicle involved was not injured. Cordon Road is currently closed from Sunnyview Road North East to Carolina Avenue North East and drivers should use alternate routes during their morning commute.