Fatal Accident Arrest, Oct. 8

On August 15, 2015, Troopers from the Grants Pass Oregon State Police Office along with Deputies from the Josephine County Sherriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Gunnell Rd off of Lower River Road. The investigation revealed Ms. Breanna White, age 22, from Grants Pass was operating a vehicle traveling on Gunnell Road when the vehicle veered off the road, rolled over, and came to a rest on its top. Ms. White and four of the five passengers were ejected during the crash. There were multiple serious injuries and one passenger died due to injuries suffered from the crash. The subsequent investigation also revealed that in the late evening of August 6th, 2015 or early morning of August 7th, 2015, Breanna White was driving a Subaru passenger car on Leonard Road in Josephine County when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a wooden fence located on private property. Three passengers in that vehicle were injured. The crash was never reported to Law Enforcement. As a result of the both incidents, Breanna Allene White was lodged on October 7, 2015 at the Josephine County Jail on the following charges: Manslaughter in the first degree x 1; Assault in the second degree x 3; Assault in the third degree x 4; Failure to perform duties of driver to injured person x 3; Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants x 2; Reckless Driving x 2; Criminal Mischief in the Second degree x 2; Driving While Suspended or Revoked x 2; Furnishing Alcohol to Person under 21 years of age x 2.