Traffic crash blocks lanes on Westbound State Street, Salem OR

Traffic

Reported: 11/3/2025 05:11 PM

Hawthorne Ave SE & State St, Salem, OR 97301

A traffic crash occurred on Westbound State Street near Hawthorne Ave involving a Toyota Tacoma and a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Toyota was blocking lanes and had front-end damage. Traffic lanes were blocked, and tow trucks were requested to clear the vehicles.

Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

And bringing the driving on the crash. One by Sanders up the driver was a white male on a brown jacket and blue jeans at Westbound State Street.

00:13

Chief, where you'll have a necks and one block Westbound State.

00:19

Bring it down to Weston.

00:24

Okay,

00:26

I'm a copy. I'll be there in just a minute.

00:33

3-9-240 do you need all westbound state or just certainly blocked?

00:42

240 right now uh fire has all of left lanes blocked off

00:47

if you want to just come here and at least block the upper web lane we can figure out what's next one to be here

01:02

350, 240. Which vehicle is missing the drivers? 240 is going to be the Toyota Tacoma, Charlie Bravo,

01:13

80568.

01:15

I copy.

01:25

395-350. When you arrive, I'm going to need you on Hawthorne on the north side of State Street. Walking traffic, please.

01:34

I'll be staying in gear.

01:40

3995. Dispast you already have truck plates.

01:44

Affirm, both plates are out of.

01:47

I'm going to get a hazard tow for a Toyota Tacoma. It's blocking right now.

01:51

It's going to have copyright and damage.

01:56

All right, copy.

01:57

My partner will take care of that. Did you want us to call?

02:01

If you can, please.

02:04

The company will do.

02:09

Three-shirt 8395, you just want me to block all the southbound traffic on Hoffman.

02:15

Just the right-hand lane, kind of right, where the fuses are directing traffic.

02:24

Copy. Zero 395 dispatch, can you call a second so for the Jeep Grand Cherokee heavy front end damage?

02:36

Copy.

02:39

And this one will be non-press.

02:44

Copy.

02:50

395. 395.

02:53

395. P&M will handle both vehicles.

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Hawthorne Ave SE & State St, Salem, OR 97301

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