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A college softball subordinate and her manager are dormant aft their squad autobus was progressive successful a head-on collision successful Oregon portion traveling location from a game, schoolhouse officials and instrumentality enforcement confirmed implicit the weekend.
Kiley Jones, a freshman connected the Umpqua Community College’s softball team, and caput manager Jami Strinz were tragically killed connected Friday nighttime erstwhile the team’s autobus was struck by different conveyance portion driving location from a crippled successful Coos Bay, Oregon.
A angiosperm is posted connected a absorption motion to Umpqua Community College, Oct. 2, 2015, successful Roseburg, Ore. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
"We are profoundly saddened to corroborate that 1 of our student-athletes, Kiley Jones, and 1 of our coaches, Jami Strinz, mislaid their lives successful the accident. Additional unit and students stay successful hospitals successful Eugene and Portland. UCC hearts are breaking with this news, and we inquire the assemblage to support the families and each of those affected successful their thoughts and prayers," UCC President Dr. Rachel Pokrandt said successful a statement.
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"These individuals were cherished members of our campus—an exceptional student-athlete, and a passionate and talented coach. Our full assemblage is grieving this tragic loss, and our heartfelt condolences are with their families, teammates, and loved ones. We inquire that you support them successful your thoughts and connection privateness for the families during this hard time. Support services are disposable to each students, faculty, and staff. Please articulation america successful holding abstraction for grief and reflection arsenic we grant these individuals."
According to an mishap study from the Oregon State Police, Strinz was driving the squad autobus astatine astir 9:56 p.m. erstwhile a operator successful a Chevrolet Silverado traveling successful the other absorption crossed the centerline into the lane the autobus was traveling successful and struck them head-on.
Jones, 19, was declared dormant connected the scene, and Strinz, 46, was taken to the infirmary successful captious condition, wherever she aboriginal died. There were 10 members of the softball squad connected the autobus astatine the clip of the crash.
A softball catcher's disguise and mitt beryllium down the sheet astatine Tuscora Park successful New Philadelphia. (IMAGN )
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Eight different radical connected the autobus were said to prolong "moderate to superior injuries."
The operator of the Chevrolet Silverado, 32-year-old Johnathan James Dowdy, suffered "serious injuries" and was transported to an country hospital. The probe into the fatal clang remains ongoing, law enforcement said.
Jones played archetypal basal successful her 28 appearances for the team. Strinz was named the "first caput manager successful programme history" this season. She leaves down her spouse Steve Williams and their daughter, Sari, according to the team’s website.
The team’s autobus was struck by different conveyance portion driving location from a crippled successful Coos Bay, Oregon. (Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek released a connection connected X saying, "My bosom aches for the @umpquacc household reeling from this tragedy. Oregon is present for you successful your grief and loss. You are successful my prayers. Many acknowledgment to @ORStatePolice and different exigency responders for their compassionate response."
The Umpqua Community College softball squad canceled some games connected Saturday pursuing the tragic deaths. They are owed to play adjacent connected Friday.
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