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Fatal Accidents in Central Oregon

The first accident happened on Highway 20 east of Bend around 4:30 P.M. and killed a Idaho man and seriously injured the driver.

 

The pickup rolled when the driver was negotiating a curve.  It rolled a number of times and the driver was ejected and seriously injured.

 

The driver, 35 year old Matthew Dreyer of Idaho is at St. Charles in Bend.  The passenger, 36 year old Christopher Johanson of Idaho was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The other accident happened on Highway 97 near Redmond around 9 P.M.

 

A semi was traveling southbound when a 34 year old male pedestrian from Redmond moved quiclky into the southbound lanes and was struck by the trailer the semi was pulling.

 

At the family's request, the victim's name was be released on Tuesday.

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