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According to Oregon State Police, a single-vehicle crash just east of Oakridge claimed the lives of two young women in the early hours of February 8.
Troopers were called out around 1:30 a.m. to milepost 40, where an eastbound Toyota Tacoma had left the roadway and slammed head-on into a tree. The driver, 25-year-old Anais Spring Rowell of Oakridge, and her passenger, 24-year-old Malia Kana Malo, also of Oakridge, were both pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say neither woman was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. What caused the vehicle to leave the roadway is still unknown.
Despite the severity of the crash,
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