Severe injuries from crash on High Lakes Pass
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A head-on motor vehicle crash closed Oregon Highway 140 between Lake of the Woods and Fish Lake on Sunday evening. August 6, 2023 (Image: Brian Gailey)
ROCKY POINT, Ore. - At approximately 7:30 PM on August 6, 2023, emergency responders were dispatched to a multiple-vehicle crash on Oregon Highway 140 on the High Lakes Pass between Lake of the Woods & Fish Lake, near milepost 34.
A Dodge pickup operated by Earl Boyd (72, Klamath Falls, Ore.) was traveling eastbound and attempted to pass another vehicle. Boyd entered the westbound lane, colliding with a Volkswagen operated by Derick Palmer (47, Jacksonville, Ore.).
A passenger in the Volkswagen, Greta Palmer (46, Jacksonville, Ore.), was severely injured in the incident requiring extraction.
Palmer and Boyd were transported to Sky Lakes Medical Center, where they were treated. The current conditions of the injured are not available.
OSP reports there were no fatalities involved in the crash. The highway was closed for approximately one hour. OSP issued a citation to Boyd for the crash.
Agencies on scene included the Oregon State Police, Rocky Point Fire & EMS, Klamath County Fire District 4, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
EDITORS NOTE
The information above was provided by OSP. Although, I happened to be traveling across the pass eastbound, just a few moments behind this crash. When I came up on the scene, the sun was blinding for westbound traffic.
A couple of miles and a few minutes earlier the Dodge involved in the crash, did pass my vehicle on the Medford side of the mountain at a significant rate of speed.
Damage to the Volkswagen was significant. The injured party, is lucky to have survived the crash. The Dodge ended up in the westbound ditch on its side.
Our thoughts go out to all those effected by this senseless and avoidable incident.
Please, slow down.