The deadly crash happened on July 4, 2025, at approximately 1:06 p.m.
Coos County, OR – Two people were killed and six others were injured after four vehicles collided on Highway 101 near Lakeside in Coos County Friday afternoon.
The deadly crash happened on July 4, 2025, at approximately 1:06 p.m.
OSP said a beige Kia Optima, driven by 38-year-old Manual Samuel Starr from Coos Bay, was heading northbound on 101 when, for some reason, it crossed the centerline and sideswiped a southbound black Toyota Corolla, driven by 61-year-old Kent McQuillen from Florence. The Kia then collided head-on with a black Dodge Ram driven by Jose Maria Rodriguez Garcia, 55, of Coos Bay.
A southbound silver Subaru Outback, 61-year-old Lori Priest from Lake Stevens, Washington, also collided head-on with the Kia.
Starr and rear passenger Shatara Rosemarie Holmes, 39, also from Coos Bay, were pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased victims’ child – a seven-month-old girl – was not hurt but was transported to a local hospital.
Rodriguez Garcia was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Garcia’s from seat passenger, Nicole Virginia Rodriguez, 44, of Coos Bay, was flown to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Three other passengers in Garcia’s Nissan – Jose Rodriguez Chase Jr. (20) of Coos Bay, a three-year-old male passenger, and a 14-year-old female passenger – suffered minor injuries.
Priest also had reported minor injuries. His two passengers – Nanette Myra Priest (55) of Lake Stevens (WA) and a 10-year-old – were not injured.
The driver of the Toyota, McQuillen, was not injured.
The highway was shut down for four hours as crews worked at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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