Oregon State Police ask for public assistance to identify suspect in fatal hit and run in Douglas County

Oregon – Douglas County, Ore. (13 Oct. 2025) – The Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect involved in a fatal hit and run that occurred early Sunday morning, October 12, 2025, on Highway 42 near milepost 76 in Douglas County.

At approximately 1:08 a.m., troopers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian near Grant Smith Road, close to the Taco Bell restaurant near Winston. The investigation indicated that a male pedestrian, identified as 30-year-old Dustin Rios of Canyonville, was in the eastbound lane when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.

Despite lifesaving efforts, Rios was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Evidence suggests the vehicle involved was a 2006–2011 black Honda Civic with damage to the driver’s side mirror. Investigators also recovered an adhesive transparent window visor believed to have come from the driver’s side door. The vehicle was last seen traveling eastbound on Highway 42 toward Interstate 5 and may have continued northbound.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Oregon State Police Southern Command dispatch center at 800-442-2068 or *OSP (*677) from a mobile phone, referencing case number SP25-433741.

The highway was closed for approximately four hours during the investigation.

OSP was assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Winston Police Department, Douglas County Emergency Services, the Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.