From KVAL
SHADY COVE, Ore. — 2013-11-25 — A man is dead after authorities say he was thrown from a vehicle during a crash Sunday afternoon in Jackson County. Deputies say the woman driving was drunk.
On Sunday at about 2:45 pm, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office responded to the 5000 block of Rogue River Drive near Shady Cove, for a reported rollover crash.
Officials say they found a blue 2001 ford Ranger pickup had struck a guardrail and rolled several times down an embankment, coming to rest in a creek.
Deputies say the driver, Debra Gibbs, 43, of Shady Cove, was headed southwest on Rogue River Drive when she lost control of the vehicle. Deputies say speed and alcohol were both factors in the crash.
The passenger, Michael H. Johnson, 42, of Shady Cove, was ejected from the vehicle and died ….MORE