UCC Coach And Player Killed In Crash
(Roseburg, OR) -- A softball coach and player from Umpqua Community College were killed in a crash Friday returning from a game in Coos Bay. Oregon State Police say coach Jami Strinz was driving the team in a van on Highway 42 when a pickup crossed the center line and hit the van. 19-year-old Kiley Jones, of Nampa, Idaho died at the scene. Strinz died at a hospital. The driver of the pickup, 32-year-old Johnathon Dowdy, of Coos Bay, was hospitalized. The other eight players suffered moderate to serious injuries. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.



