6/30/2024
Crook County, OR. – Official Release: On Friday, June 28, 2024, at 7:24 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy-126, near milepost 6, in Crook County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a westbound Honda Civic, operated by Humberto Ruiz Vargas (24) of Prineville, drifted off the side of the roadway with the passenger side tires entering the gravel shoulder as it negotiated a left hand curve. The Honda overcorrected and crossed the centerline into the eastbound lane and was struck on the passenger side by a Nissan Rogue, operated by Summer Ann Zimmerman (39) of Redmond. The vehicles came to rest on the eastbound shoulder with the Nissan rolling to its passenger side.
The operator of the Honda (Ruiz Vargas) was life flighted to an area hospital where he was declared deceased.
The operator of the Nissan (Zimmerman) and passenger, Harley Rose Isaacson (22) of Redmond, were both seriously injured and transported to an area hospital.
The highway was impacted for approximately four hours during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by Crook County Fire, Redmond Fire, Crooks County Sheriffs’ Office, Redmond Police Department, and ODOT.
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