MADRAS, OR -- A 28-year-old New Mexico man was killed Sunday in a crash near Madras. According to Oregon State Police, the SUV was eastbound on Highway 26, at 9:30 a.m., when it drifted off the highway near Laurel Lane, veered across the road and rolled multiple times.
Front seat passenger Klayton Gibson was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. He died at the scene. The driver, 27-year-old Breanna Conoway, of Vancouver, WA, was taken to St Charles Madras with her five-year-old daughter. Both suffered minor injuries.
Distracted driving is being investigated as a contributing factor.