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Sunday Crash Leads To One Death In Jefferson County

MADRAS, OR -- A Madras man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 97 over the weekend. The incident occurred near milepost 102, about eight miles south of Madras, just after 9:30 p.m. Sunday.  

According to State Police, a minivan, driven by 53-year-old Enrique Santellano Reynoso of Madras, was northbound when it crossed the center line. It side swiped a southbound SUV, driven by 23-year-old Lupe Verbena Galicia of Warm Springs. The van then crashed head-on with a southbound Jeep Wrangler, driven by 23-year-old Dustin Evan Ferren of Madras. 

Ferren was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. Reynoso was pronounced dead at the scene. No one in the SUV was hurt.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. Traffic on Highway 97 was impacted for more than three hours.

 

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