Hwy. 99 Fatal Jackson Co., Nov. 15

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at approximately 6:00 P.M. Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a report of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on Hwy 99 near milepost 11 in Phoenix, Oregon. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Honda Accord, operated by Bonnie Knudsen (58) of Medford, was northbound on Hwy 99 when a male pedestrian, identified as Mark Cooper (57) no home town known, walked in front of the vehicle and was struck. Cooper was transported to Rogue Regional Hospital in Medford where he was pronounced deceased.