On July 29, 2019 at 3:00 PM, the Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle fatal crash near Grand Ronde. The preliminary investigation revealed Rosa M. Mendez, age 58, from Ventura, California was driving a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Mini-van eastbound on SR Hwy 22. Additional family members were directly in of the mini-van Rosa. The family members lost sight of the Chrysler and slowed down. The Chrysler came around a sharp right handed corner and Rosa lost control of the vehicle. Rosa drove across the westbound travel lane, drove into westbound ditch and across a gravel/paved road and collided into a ditch. The right rear passenger, Eliza Munoz Esquivel, age 61, from Ventura, California was pronounced deceased at the scene. A nine year male juvenile rear passenger was air ambulanced to Salem Hospital where he was later transported to a Portland area hospital. The other passengers Maria Estella Lopez, age 54,  Isaias Lopez, age 68, Romelia Munoz-Esquibel, age 48, all from Ventura, California were also ground transported to the Salem Hospital for their injuries.