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Man Killed in Highway 97 Crash in Klamath County
Ivan Hood Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized After Head-On Collision on Highway 97
Man Killed in Highway 97 Crash in Klamath County
Klamath County, Oregon: A man died, and two others were hospitalized after a head-on collision that occurred early Saturday morning on Highway 97 in Klamath County.
The Oregon State Police said the wreck took place at about 1:11 a.m. near milepost 264.
According to authorities, 26-year-old Ivan Allen Hood of Chiloquin was driving a black Chevy Tahoe northbound on the highway when, for unknown reasons, allowed the vehicle to cross into the southbound lane and collide head-on with a Freightliner Tanker.
Hood was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Freightliner, 38-year-old Zachary Adam Kerley of Winter Haven, Florida, and his passenger, 60-year-old Terry Lee Kerly of Bakersfield, California, were taken to an area hospital with unspecified injuries.
Authorities are investigating the collision.