On August 25th at approximately 3:51PM, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a single vehicle crash in the 34000blk of Shoreview Dr. southeast of Cottage Grove. While enroute, deputies were advised that a red jeep had crashed into a pole and that a female occupant was not conscious. Medics arrived and determined that the driver, 40 year old Simona Fredrickson of Cottage Grove, was deceased. Deputies arrived and determined that Fredrickson had been traveling on Shoreview Dr. near the intersection of Spillway Rd. when she drove off of the roadway for an unknown reason. She struck a utility pole and tree after leaving the roadway. Investigators believe that speed may have been a factor.
