Traffic Team Investigates Single Vehicle Fatal Collision

Posted on June 8, 2025

Salem, Ore. — Salem police and firefighters responded to the 2400 block of Lancaster DR SE at approximately 2:45 p.m. yesterday, June 6, on the call of a single vehicle collision. The driver’s mobile phone detected the crash and called emergency services.

Firefighters provided immediate medical aid to the driver who was transported to Salem Health where he was pronounced deceased.

The Salem Police Traffic Team’s preliminary investigation determined the driver, Terry Shawn Calderwood, age 55 of Salem, was driving his one-ton work truck northbound on Lancaster DR SE when the vehicle left the roadway and onto the gravel shoulder, striking a culvert. The truck continued a short distance, striking a chain link fence before coming to a stop.

No streets were closed while the scene was investigated Friday afternoon.

The collision investigation is ongoing, and there are no other details available for release.

The incident is Salem’s fourth fatal traffic collision this year, resulting in four fatalities.

 

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