Oregon State Police are investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor in a single-car wreck Friday night just south of Seal Rock that killed a Cottage Grove man.
Police said James Paschall, 20, was a passenger in the 2014 FJ Cruiser driven by Christopher Paschall, 50, when it left U.S. Highway 101 about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Police said vehicle was headed north when for unknown reasons it left the road on the east side and crashed into a tree.
Christopher Paschall was transported to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital with injuries, police said, but James Paschall, who was sitting in the front seat, suffered fatal injuries.
Alcohol is being investigated as a contributing factor to the crash, according to Oregon State Police.