A 75-year-old woman died Thursday morning after she was struck while trying to cross Highway 99E in an unmarked crosswalk near Holly Avenue in Oak Grove, according to Oregon State Police. Janice Mae Gilliland was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. The driver, a 76-year-old woman, was cited at the scene for failing to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian.
Oregon State Police said the vehicle involved was a white Kia Soul traveling northbound on Highway 99E, operated by 76-year-old Linda Jean Braskett of Portland, according to kxl.com. The outlet reported that Braskett remained on the scene and cooperated with investigators following the crash. She was later cited for failing to stop and remain stopped for a pedestrian, a citation that under Oregon law is classified as a Class B traffic violation, according to the Oregon Legislature.
Conflicting Accounts of the Crash Time
Reports differ slightly on when the crash happened. kxl.com reported the collision occurred around 8:40 Thursday morning near Holly Avenue, while KPTV reported the crash happened about 8:42 a.m. on Highway 99E. Either way, the collision triggered a significant response along the busy corridor that cuts through Oak Grove in Clackamas County.
The highway was closed in both directions for about an hour while investigators worked the scene, the same report noted. Oregon State Police said they were assisted by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Port of Portland Police, Clackamas Fire, American Medical Response, and the Oregon Department of Transportation as crews processed the crash and reopened the roadway.
Crosswalk Rules Along Highway 99E
Gilliland was attempting to cross the highway in an unmarked crosswalk near Holly Avenue when she was struck, per the same account from kxl.com. Under Oregon's crosswalk rules, intersections are generally considered available for pedestrian crossing unless officially closed, and crosswalks can be either marked or unmarked, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. That means drivers are legally required to stop for pedestrians at such crossings even without painted lines or signage.
Highway 99E has been the site of other fatal pedestrian and cyclist crashes in Clackamas County in recent years. A pedestrian was killed in the fast lane of Highway 99E in Clackamas County in March 2024, according to KOIN. In August 2022, another pedestrian died in an early-morning crash on Highway 99E near milepost 22 in Clackamas County, the station also reported. Further south in Woodburn, a 79-year-old bicyclist crossing Highway 99E was struck and killed by a Ford Expedition driven by a 24-year-old, according to KATU.
A Deadly Year on Oregon Roads
The Oak Grove crash adds to a difficult year for traffic safety statewide. Oregon recorded 151 traffic deaths during what is considered the summer's “100 deadliest days” on the state's roads in 2026, according to the Statesman Journal. No further details on the final disposition of the citation against Braskett have been released.
