Southbound Highway 97 reopens near Yew Avenue in Redmond after fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash

ODOT TripCheck (Update: Redmond police confirm fatality; Hwy. 97 lanes reopen) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash Monday eveni...

December 20, 2022
10:50 AM

ODOT TripCheck (Update: Redmond police confirm fatality; Hwy. 97 lanes reopen) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash Monday evening shut down the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 97 just north of Yew Avenue in Redmond for about three hours, authorities said. The crash was reported around 7 p.m. near milepost 123 on the highway, ODOT's TripCheck indicated. Redmond police Sgt. Tyler Kirk confirmed the fatality and Oregon State Police said they assisted in the crash reconstruction aspect of the investigation.

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