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Three Dead Following Hwy 97 Crash

LA PINE, OR -- UPDATE: We're learning the identity of the three people killed in Tuesday night's crash near La Pine. Investigators say a Deschutes County deputy began pursuing a Dodge pickup driven by 47-year-old Brett Young, of La Pine. According to Oregon State Police, the chase was called off minutes before the 9 p.m. crash, due to Young's erratic driving. 

 

Witnesses told OSP the pickup was southbound near State Rec Road, passing in a no passing zone, when it hit a northbound car driven by 33-year-old Steven Clink. 

 
Clink and his passenger, 50-year-old Pamela James, were pronounced dead at the scene. Young was also killed.
 
According to OSP, Young was a fugitive from Nevada, wanted for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
 
 
*Story updated to reflect corrected drivers' names, due to incorrect information provided to KBND News. 

 

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Previous Report:

 

Three people were killed in a head-on collision that shut down Highway 97 north of La Pine for several hours, Tuesday night. The crash occurred at about 8:50 p.m., near State Rec Road.

 

Oregon State Police say a southbound vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic. That vehicle may have been involved in a pursuit, which had been called off by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office minutes before the collision. 

 

 

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