On March 1, 2016 at about 4:30AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 47 near milepost 37 (just north of Carlton). 

Upon emergency crews arriving on scene they discovered three adults deceased in a 1992 Honda Accord which had sustained heavy damage in the collision. Also in the accord was a four year old child who was critically injured. The child was taken by ground ambulance to Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville and transferred to Oregon Health & Science University for life threatening injuries. 

Preliminary investigation revealed the Accord was traveling northbound on Highway 47 when it drifted across the centerline into the path of a southbound 2008 GMC pickup. The driver of the Honda Accord, Teven Ray Stone, age 24 from Sheridan, Oregon, right front passenger, Jennifer A. Heath, age 39 from McMinnville and rear passenger, Johnny E. Highley, age 45 were declared deceased at the scene. It appeared several of the occupants in the Honda Accord were not wearing seatbelts and or in child safety seats. 

The driver of the pickup, Jeff Morgan, 64 of Yamhill, Oregon received serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a Portland hospital. 

Highway 47 was closed for approximately 4 ?1/2 hours with a detour in place. OSP was assisted by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Yamhill County Sheriff's Department, and the Carlton Fire Department. The investigation is continuing.

On March 1, 2016 at about 4:30AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 47 near milepost 37 (just north of Carlton). 

Upon emergency crews arriving on scene they discovered three adults deceased in a 1992 Honda Accord which had sustained heavy damage in the collision. Also in the accord was a four year old child who was critically injured. The child was taken by ground ambulance to Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville and transferred to Oregon Health & Science University for life threatening injuries. 

Preliminary investigation revealed the Accord was traveling northbound on Highway 47 when it drifted across the centerline into the path of a southbound 2008 GMC pickup. The driver of the Honda Accord, Teven Ray Stone, age 24 from Sheridan, Oregon, right front passenger, Jennifer A. Heath, age 39 from McMinnville and rear passenger, Johnny E. Highley, age 45 were declared deceased at the scene. It appeared several of the occupants in the Honda Accord were not wearing seatbelts and or in child safety seats. 

The driver of the pickup, Jeff Morgan, 64 of Yamhill, Oregon received serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a Portland hospital. 

Highway 47 was closed for approximately 4 ?1/2 hours with a detour in place. OSP was assisted by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Yamhill County Sheriff's Department, and the Carlton Fire Department. The investigation is continuing. 

The Oregon State Police and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's assistance in locating a suspect from a shooting that occurred in Jefferson County on Friday night. 

On February 26, 2016 at about 6:49PM, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office received the report of a shooting that had just occurred at 9021 SW Sand Ridge Road in Crooked River Ranch. 

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office along with the Oregon State Police responded to the scene and found two adults deceased inside the residence. A person in the area who had heard the gunshots witnessed a vehicle leaving the area. Law enforcement conducted an extensive search of the area as well as throughout central Oregon and expanding into the Willamette Valley area. 

The suspect in the shooting is Mitchell Julio MORRIS, age 20, of Crooked River Ranch. He is a white male and described as five foot three, 150 pounds, and has black hair. MORRIS is believed to be driving a 1986 Chevrolet S-10 pickup. It is an extended cab and is red over black. The attached photo is an actual photo of the pickup but it no longer has the canopy. 

MORRIS is from the Polk County area and believed to have traveled there after the shooting. MORRIS is to be considered armed and dangerous. 

The victims' identities are being withheld at this time to ensure the families have been notified. This is an ongoing investigation and more information will be released when it becomes available.