Roseburg Woman Killed, Driver Injured In Garden Valley Road Head-On Crash
Kaylie Ann York, 23, passed away when her 2015 Mazda 6 crossed into the westbound lane and struck a 2019 Toyota Tacoma head-on on Garden Valley Rd near Ridgewood Dr on Aug. 8, 2025. The Tacoma driver, Frank Edward Pollak, 66, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
ROSEBURG, Ore. - A Friday morning two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a 23-year-old Roseburg woman.
On Friday, August 8, 2025, shortly after 7:30 a.m., 911 dispatchers began receiving reports of a two-vehicle collision on Garden Valley Road near Ridgewood Drive.
Deputies, along with Central Douglas Fire & Rescue and Umpqua Valley Ambulance, were dispatched to the scene.
The investigation revealed that a 2015 Mazda 6 was traveling eastbound on Garden Valley Road when it suddenly steered sharply into the westbound lane, colliding head-on with a westbound 2019 Toyota Tacoma.
The operator of the Mazda, 23-year-old Kaylie Ann York of Roseburg, was declared deceased at the scene. The operator of the Toyota, 66-year-old Frank Edward Pollak, was seriously injured in the collision and was transported to Mercy Medical Center by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene, and next of kin have been notified.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
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