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Two Killed In Juniper Canyon Crash

PRINEVILLE, OR -- Two people were killed in a crash on Juniper Canyon Road, near Paulina Highway, Monday evening. According to the Crook County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched at about 4:30 p.m. and arrived to find two vehicles on fire. One was fully involved, the other had flames coming from the engine compartment.

The drivers of both vehicles were taken to St. Charles Prineville. Two passengers from one car were pronounced dead at the scene. 

Juniper Canyon Road was closed for six hours for the investigation. Drivers unable to access their homes were encouraged to park at Crook County High School until the road reopened late Monday night. 

 

UPDATE: Investigators believe a northbound Ford pickup, driven by Marie Odum, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Ford Edge, driven by Anna Gilbert. Gilbert remains in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Her passengers, Shawn Solar and Garrett Dennis, both of Prineville, were killed in the crash. Odum was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released.  

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