Oregon
Woman missing after running out of gas on highway, leaving car
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Oregon State Police was formed in 1931 to support and provide an emergency safety net to local law enforcement.
Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who went missing after getting into a person’s vehicle when she ran out of gas on Highway 22 on March 28.
Maria Linda Jade Kilmer, 28, was driving from Lyons to Salem when her car ran out of fuel near milepost 15 just west of Stayton at 9 p.m. A passenger who was traveling with Kilmer told police she left with an unidentified motorist who stopped at the scene.
Police describe Kilmer as having dark hair, blue eyes and is approximately 5-feet-8-inches tall. She weighs 180 pounds. She frequents areas in the Willamette Valley from Salem to Portland, an OSP spokesperson said, and has a piercing in the middle of her lower lip.
Kilmer left her keys, purse, identification, phone and other belongings. She has not been seen since.
Police ask anyone with information to call 911 or Oregon State Police dispatch at *677.
Eder Campuzano is the local news editor for the Statesman Journal. He can can be reached at ecampuzano@statesmanjournal.com. Find him on Bluesky at @ederc.bsky.social or Threads @ederc.