CANYONVILLE, Ore. (Apr. 3, 2026) — A 25-year-old Salem woman died Thursday evening after a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 5 near Canyonville, according to the Oregon State Police.
Troopers responded to the crash at about 6:01 p.m. near milepost 95. A preliminary investigation found that a southbound silver BMW 320, driven by Siayrah Jade Steeley, left the roadway for unknown reasons near an offramp.
Police said the vehicle traveled roughly 400 feet along a grassy shoulder before striking a tree. It then continued approximately 40 feet down a riverbank, where it came to rest and caught fire.
Steeley was pronounced dead at the scene.
The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation, authorities said.
Oregon State Police were assisted by the South Umpqua Fire Department, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The crash remains under investigation.
The agency’s Collision Reconstruction Unit, which investigates fatal and serious injury crashes statewide, includes specially trained reconstructionists who use advanced techniques and tools to analyze complex crash scenes.
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