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FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 58 IN OREGON

FATAL Collision 600

LANE COUNTY, OR (August 4, 2021) - The Oregon State Police is reporting that on August 3, 2021, at approximately 3:00 P.M., OSP Troopers from the Oakridge Outpost, La Pine, and Bend Offices responded to the report of a head-on collision on Highway 58 near milepost 61.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a Nissan Sentra, driven by Jerry Edward Anderson (61) of Gilchrist, was westbound when he failed to negotiate a corner.

The Sentra crossed the eastbound lanes and impacted a guardrail. It then went into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a commercial motor vehicle, driven by Thomas Michael Jennings (45) of Eugene.

Anderson sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Jennings was uninjured.

OSP was assisted by Oakridge Fire Department.

 

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