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California Woman Dies in Accident in South Deschutes County

A California woman visiting family in Bend was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 Sunday. Oregon State Police say the two vehicle fatal crash happened shortly before noon on Highway 97 about six miles south of the Klamath / Deschutes County line. According to OSP, Hadley Ann Alger, 65, of Chico, California was southbound on 97 when she lost control of her Subaru on the icy roads. She crossed into the northbound lane into a Ford Ranger, driven by Collin Runnels, 24, of Klamath Falls.  Medics pronounced her dead at the scene of the accident.  Runnels said he tried to avoid hitting the Subaru, but was unable to avoid it. Runnels and his passenger, Brittany Anne Pendleton, 24, also of Klamath Falls were taken to Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls with non-life threatening injuries.

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