Portland man dies on highway after crashing into semi truck
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Portland man died over the weekend after a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 97, Oregon State Police said. The crash occurred on Sunday, just after 3:45 p.m. near milepost 220 in Klamath County. Investigators say Mark Simpson, 48, was driving a black Kia Forte north on the highway when he "entered the scene of a three-vehicle non-injury crash." "The Kia crossed the center line and proceeded through the southbound travel lane and collided head-on with a Volvo 760 commercial motor vehicle," OSP said. "As a result of the collision, the Kia spun back across the northbound lanes and came to a rest against a tree off the northbound shoulder of the highway." Officials said the Volvo driver pulled onto the shoulder to avoid a disabled vehicle from the three-car crash before being struck by the Kia. Simpson was declared dead at the scene. The driver of the Volvo was uninjured.
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