Lane County Sheriff Department Posted on FlashAlert: May 30th, 2023 2:00 PM
On 05/28/2023 at about 5:40pm, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Big Fall Creek Rd. near milepost 6. Responders arrived to find a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup down an embankment and lodged against a tree.
29-year-old Corey Michael Primmer had been riding in the bed of the pickup and was thrown from the vehicle during the crash. He was transported to an area hospital but died as a result of his injuries.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the Silverado had been traveling westbound on Big Fall Creek Rd. when it drove off of the roadway. The cause for the vehicle leaving the roadway remains under investigation.
George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.
