GOLD HILL, Ore. - A Klamath Falls man died Friday night in a single-vehicle crash south of the city of Rogue River. Bruce Edward Brink, 85, was the lone occupant of the vehicle. 

On March 16, 2018, at 11:14 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call reporting the crash in the 4000-block of North River Road. Deputies determined Brink was driving east in his maroon 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse when he lost control on the right shoulder. The vehicle over-corrected, driving across the oncoming lane and striking an embankment before rolling and striking a power pole. 

Brink was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Brink's family was notified of his death. Personnel from Rogue River Fire District #1 and the Rogue River Police Department responded to the scene. 

Case #18-5268 

Press release provided from the Jackson County Sheriffs Department.