Emergency crews first responded to the Parkway near Hawthorne at about 6:15 p.m., after a driver suffering from a medical issue crashed into the railroad tracks. There were no injuries reported in that incident, although northbound traffic on the parkway was impacted. 

 

While on-scene, officers found a deceased man just south of the crash site, between the Parkway and the railroad. They've identified him as 24-year-old Robert McKinney, who des not have a permanent address in Bend. Police say McKinney’s death does not appear to be the result of a crime and the investigation is ongoing.  

 

Bend Police asks that anyone with information on McKinney's whereabouts since December ninth call non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911, and ask to speak with Officer Eric Russell.