The collision occurred on Highway 42 near milepost 20 at approximately 5:19 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025, when state troopers responded to reports of a vehicle striking a person standing in the travel lane.
Coos County, OR – A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 42 in Coos County on Monday evening, according to the Oregon State Police.
The collision occurred on Highway 42 near milepost 20 at approximately 5:19 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025, when state troopers responded to reports of a vehicle striking a person standing in the travel lane.
Preliminary investigation showed that a white Ford Ranger traveling eastbound on Highway 42 struck 29-year-old Faith Scarlet Rose Andersen of Myrtle Point, who was standing in the roadway for reasons still unknown.
The impact proved fatal. Andersen was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency responders.
The driver of the truck, 45-year-old Crystal Leann Joffroy of Coos Bay, was not injured in the collision, and no arrests were reported at the time of the investigation.
The specific cause of the crash, including why Andersen was in the travel lane, remains under investigation by Oregon State Police.
Toxicology and additional reconstruction details are pending as part of the ongoing inquiry. Oregon State Police were assisted on scene by the Myrtle Point Police Department and other local first responders.
Troopers conducted their investigation without impacting the travel lanes, and Highway 42 remained open throughout the response. Traffic in the area remained largely unaffected during and after the on-scene investigation, allowing motorists to continue using Highway 42 with minimal disruption.
The Coos County crash remains under investigation as authorities work to determine all contributing factors, including the circumstances that led to the pedestrian’s presence in the roadway.
Oregon Traffic Crash Statistics.
In recent years, traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Oregon roads have remained high, with preliminary state data showing 539 people killed in crashes in 2024, including those on state highways and local roads. However, final figures may be updated as investigations are completed. Oregon’s fatal and serious injury crash figures have generally trended upward, even as some categories stabilize. In Portland specifically, a 2024 crash report showed 58 people were killed in traffic crashes, a decrease from the previous year but still above pre-pandemic annual averages. Pedestrians accounted for a significant portion of those fatalities, illustrating ongoing risks for vulnerable road users.
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