Passing Attempt Ends in Fatal Head-On Crash on Highway 97
OSP says speed and impairment are believed to have contributed to the Sunday night crash near milepost 255 in Klamath County.
AT A GLANCE
Crash: Head-on collision involving an SUV and semi-truck.
Location: Highway 97 near milepost 255 in Klamath County.
Time: About 9:12 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20.
Fatality: David Wayne Slone, 27, of Chiloquin.
Passenger: Sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.
Semi driver: Was not injured.
Investigation: OSP says speed and impairment are believed to have contributed to the crash.
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Chiloquin man was killed Sunday night after Oregon State Police says his SUV crossed into oncoming traffic while attempting to pass another vehicle on Highway 97.
The crash happened around 9:12 p.m. Sept. 20 near milepost 255 in Klamath County.
According to OSP’s preliminary investigation, 27-year-old David Wayne Slone of Chiloquin was driving a Lincoln Navigator southbound when he attempted to pass another southbound vehicle.
The Navigator entered the northbound lane and collided head-on with a Freightliner semi-truck pulling a 53-foot trailer.
Slone died at the scene.
OSP said investigators do not believe Slone was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Speed and impairment are also believed to have contributed to the collision.
A passenger riding in the Navigator suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
The semi-truck driver, 33-year-old Narinder Addr Singh of Yuba City, California, was not injured.
Highway 97 was affected for approximately four hours while emergency crews worked at the scene and investigators examined the crash.
OSP was assisted by Chiloquin Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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