OSP: 18-year-old fell asleep at the wheel before deadly Highway 101 crash on Oregon coast
An 18-year-old from Washington died Friday morning in a crash on Highway 101 on the southern Oregon coast, and initial reports say he fell asleep at the wheel before drifting into oncoming traffic. The crash was reported at about 8:20 a.m. near Milepost 312, which is close to Port Orford. Oregon State Police say 18-year-old Luke Anree May Dizon of Covington, Washington was driving north on the Highway when his black Crysler Pacifica drifted into the southbound lane. He crashed head-on with a small school bus that had been converted into a motorhome, which was driven by a 73-year-old from Fort Bragg, California. Dizon had “reportedly fallen asleep at the wheel” before the crash,” state troopers say. He was pronounced dead at the crash scene. READ MORE | Teen motorcycle passenger injured after crash with OSP vehicle in Lincoln County There were four other passengers in Dizon’s vehicle. One passenger, an 18-year-old from Auburn, Washington, was seriously hurt in the crash. She was taken to the hospital for treatment. Two other adult passengers in the Chrysler were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Another adult in the Chrysler, and the driver of the converted school bus weren’t hurt in the crash. Oregon State Police said they had help from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, the Gold Beach Fire Department, and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) at the crash scene.
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