Police investigate fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 126 near Redmond
Just after noon on Friday, June 19, Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 126 near milepost 103.5 in Deschutes County. Police said a black GMC Sierra pulling a tandem axle dump trailer, driven by Luis Alberto Santos Milan, 26, of Bend, was westbound on Hwy 126 near Redmond when it attempted to avoid slowing traffic and crossed into the eastbound travel lane. An eastbound gray Honda Accord, driven by Christopher Richard Pettit, 58, of Gilchrist, collided head-on with the dump trailer in the eastbound travel lane. A passenger in the Honda, Michelle Renee Pettit, 59, of Gilchrist, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Pettit was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. Santos Milan was reportedly not injured. He remained on-scene and cooperated with the investigation. The highway was impacted for approximately three hours during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, local fire and EMS, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
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