Falls City Woman Killed in Crash on Highway 99W

Sunday, November 27, 2016
GoLocalPDX News Team

Horrific two vehicle crash killed a Falls City woman in a crash on highway 99W near milepost 70 on Saturday night.

Sarah Brown, 24, of Falls City, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The investigation is ongoing, more information will be released when it becomes available. 

The Incident 

On November 26, at about 6 p.m., OSP Troopers, and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two car crash on Highway 99W near milepost 70 (intersection of Suver Road). 

A preliminary investigation showed a 2002 Ford F250 was traveling westbound on Suver Road when it attempted to cross Highway 99W where it was t-boned by a southbound 2010 Honda. After the impact, both vehicles came to rest on the roadway. 

The driver of the Honda, Cecilia Nicosia, age 23, of Dallas, was taken by air ambulance to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Corvallis for the treatment of serious injuries. 

Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford, Matthew Serry, age 25, was not injured. (BROWN and SERRY were married and resided in Falls City.) Preliminary investigation indicates neither were wearing their safety belts. 

Highway 99W was closed for about six hours (with an established detour) while the crash was investigated. OSP was assisted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, Polk County Fire and the Oregon Department of Transportation.