Oregon community college coach and player killed when truck collides with softball team bus

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon assemblage softball squad traveling from a crippled was progressive successful a two-vehicle clang that killed an jock and coach, authorities said Saturday.

The operator of a pickup crossed a halfway enactment and crashed head-on into a autobus carrying 10 members of the Umpqua Community College squad Friday nighttime successful Coos County, Oregon State Police said.

Jami Strinz, 46, described connected the school's website arsenic the caput softball coach, was driving the Chevrolet Express bus. Police said she was aboriginal declared dormant astatine a hospital.

Kiley Jones, 19, was declared dormant astatine the scene. The freshman from Nampa, Idaho, played archetypal base, according to the athletics department's website.

The squad was traveling from a crippled successful Coos Bay, according to a connection from the school.

“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,” President Rachel Pokrandt said successful the statement. “These individuals were cherished members of our field — 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.

The different 8 occupants of the autobus suffered “moderate to superior injuries and were provided exigency aesculapian services,” according to police, and immoderate unit and students remained successful hospitals successful Eugene and Portland connected Saturday, according to the school.

The operator of the Chevrolet Silverado motortruck was besides earnestly injured and was taken to an exigency aesculapian center.

“Impaired driving is considered a superior origin of the crash,” constabulary said, and a transgression probe was ongoing.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said successful a connection connected X that her “heart aches” for the schoolhouse household reeling from the tragedy. “Oregon is present for you successful your grief and loss," she said.