On Monday, June 28, 2021 at approximately 8:45 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash on Hwy 199 near mile post 41.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Toyota Highlander, operated by Ariana Alvarez-Perez (24) of Crescent City, CA, was southbound when an ATV/4-Wheeler entered the highway from a side dirt road. The Highlander and the ATV collided.
The operator of the ATV sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The name will be released when appropriate.
Alvarez-Perez and the passengers in the Highlander were not injured.
OSP was assisted by the Illinois Valley Fire District, California Highway Patrol, and ODOT.