KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – One person died and one person was injured in a head-on crash involving a semi-truck.
The Oregon State Police (OSP) stated in a news release that its troopers responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 97 near milepost 200 in Klamath County Saturday at approximately 8:50 p.m.
OSP said its preliminary investigation indicated a black Honda two-door sedan, operated Elias Keyin Sorenson, 21, of Eugene, Oregon was traveling northbound on Highway 97 when, for unknown reasons, it crossed into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a white Volvo semi-truck hauling a 53-foot trailer. The Volvo was operated by Jose Luis Sotelo-Monge, 64, of Tulare, California.
Sorenson was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Sotelo-Monge sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
OSP said Highway 97 was impacted for approximately five hours during the on-scene investigation, which is currently ongoing.
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