Update published 09/08/2022 | 10:30 a.m.
Traffic investigators have made an arrest in the Tuesday, September 6, collision in northeast Salem.
The Traffic Team’s preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the mid-size sports utility vehicle was Angel Marie Rogers, age 37. Just prior to the collision, Rogers was traveling westbound on San Francisco DR NE and was accompanied by Keith Alan Schmidtke of Salem. Rogers entered the intersection without obeying the posted stop sign, and the vehicle she was driving was struck by the passenger sedan traveling southbound on Hollywood DR NE, resulting in an impact which killed Schmidtke.
On September 7, Rogers was arrested and lodged at the Marion County Jail on the following charges:
- Manslaughter in the first degree
- Driving under the influence of an intoxicant
- Reckless endangerment
- Reckless driving
Rogers is scheduled for arraignment today, Thursday, September 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the Marion County Criminal Court Annex, and all further inquiries concerning this case must be directed to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
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Originally published 09/06/2022 | 5:00 p.m.
Salem, Ore. — Just after 5:00 a.m. today, Salem Police patrol officers were called to a traffic crash involving two vehicles in northeast Salem.
Officers learned a mid-size sedan collided with a mid-size sports utility vehicle in the intersection of Hollywood DR and San Francisco DR NE. The impact resulted in the death of an occupant of one of the vehicles; Keith Alan Schmidtke, age 46.
Hollywood DR was closed for two blocks north and south of San Francisco DR until approximately 10:30 a.m. for processing and clearing of the scene. A portion of Studio CT NE remained closed until 4:45 p.m.
The Salem Police Traffic Team is leading this ongoing investigation and have no further information for release at this time.
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