BEND, OR -- A 45-year-old Redmond man was struck and killed on the Bend Parkway early Friday morning. A 22-year-old driver told Bend Police he was southbound on Highway 97, near the exit to Highway 20 and Empire Ave., when he ran over someone lying in the right lane. Officers then found James Paris deceased in the road. 

The southbound lanes of the Parkway were closed more than three hours for the investigation, which is ongoing. Police say the driver, who was on his way home from work, remained on scene and cooperative. He has not been cited.