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MERRILL, Ore. - On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at approximately 8:10 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash on Oregon Highway 39 near milepost 15 [east of Merrill].
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - On Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 9:10 A.M., emergency personnel responded to a vehicle crash on US Highway 97 near milepost 290, 1.5 miles north of the California/Oregon border.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Monday, July 20, 2020, at approximately 5:57 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a head-on crash on Hwy 97 near milepost 275.
Read MoreOn December 30, 2017, at approximately 3:40 p.m., OSP Troopers from the Springfield Area Command responded to a two vehicle fatal crash on Hwy 58 near milepost 57.
The preliminary investigation indicates a gray 2006 Dodge 1500 pickup being operated by Douglas NELSON, age 35, from Troutdale, was traveling eastbound when for an unknown reason lost control and crossed into the path of an oncoming westbound blue 2006 Honda CRV being operated by, Ashley RUSSELL, age 27, from Veneta.
On December 6, 2017, at about 11:51 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) Troopers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Highway 140 (Warner Highway), 44 miles east of Klamath Falls in Klamath County.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 Ford F150 pickup, operated by Carol Lynn Peterson, age 26, of Bonanza, was westbound when for unknown reasons, left the roadway and overturned. Peterson was ejected from the vehicle and died from injuries sustained in the crash.
On December 3rd at approximately 1:52am, the Oregon State Police responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on US 97 near milepost 226 in Klamath County.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a red 2000 Ford F250, operated by Roy Everett Smith, age 64 of Bend was traveling southbound on Highway 97 near milepost 226, when he lost control of his vehicle on the icy roadway. The Ford traveled into the northbound lane of travel and colliding head-on into a green 2016 Kenworth CMV with trailer. The Kenwood was operated by Jeanne May McJunkin, age 65 and of Cheney, Washington.
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