Accidents and Crashes Archives

Skier, 71, dies at Mt. Ashland Ski Area

March 12, 2022 11:31 pm KTVZ - News Team

A 71-year-old skier at Mt. Ashland died Friday after being reported missing and found by searchers outside the resort’s boundary ropes, officials…

1 climber dead, another rescued after fall on Mount Hood

March 8, 2022 8:46 am The Associated Press

A climber died and another was in critical condition Monday night after falling on Mount Hood, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s…

Prineville man, 76, killed in rollover crash of pickup east of Ashwood in Jefferson County

March 7, 2022 8:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 76-year-old Prineville man was killed Sunday afternoon in the rollover crash of a pickup truck towing a trailer on a road about 12 miles east of…

Bend PD make 5 DUII arrests in 6 hours; one man twice, another also on hit-and-run, assault charges

March 7, 2022 7:07 pm Barney Lerten

Bend police made five DUII arrests in less than six hours Sunday night and early Monday, including a Bend man arrested twice in three hours for DUII,…

Two Bend climbers rescued after getting stuck 200 feet up Smith Rock’s Red Wall

March 4, 2022 11:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two young Bend men found themselves stuck 200 feet up while rappelling down Smith Rock’s Red Wall late Friday afternoon when their climbing ropes…

Snowshoer twists knee during Tumalo Mtn. descent; DCSO Search and Rescue comes to her aid

March 4, 2022 5:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

A snowshoer from Redmond suffered a knee injury in a fall while descending Tumalo Mountain Friday morning, prompting a call for help and a rescue by…

Bend woman says four cars damaged in hit-and-run crashes on Portland Avenue

March 2, 2022 5:45 pm KTVZ

In the past week, four cars were left damaged after several hit-and-run crashes on Portland…

Pickup leaves Deschutes Market Road, topples power pole; road reopening, CEC restores power

February 22, 2022 2:32 pm Barney Lerten

A driver was unhurt when a pickup truck left Deschutes Market Road east of Bend and toppled a power pole late Tuesday morning – one of several…

I-84 reopens in E. Oregon after ODOT, OSP, others clear 170 vehicles from crashes; 19 people injured

February 21, 2022 3:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

Crews working through the night cleared about 170 vehicles and reopened Interstate 84 Tuesday morning in Eastern Oregon, nearly a day after snowy…

1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say

February 20, 2022 6:52 am CNN Newsource

KABC By Melissa Alonso, CNN A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night,…

Deschutes County sheriff’s office IDs 2 Bend men killed in Mt. Bachelor skiing accidents

February 14, 2022 11:59 am KTVZ

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified two Bend men who died after skiing accidents on Mt. Bachelor about 24 hours apart, on…

Man experiencing medical emergency flown from Mt. Bachelor to St. Charles Bend

February 11, 2022 3:49 pm Barney Lerten

An AirLink helicopter was called to Mt. Bachelor on Sunday morning to take a man experiencing a medical emergency to St. Charles Bend for treatment,…

Bend motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 31 in Lake County

February 9, 2022 11:14 am KTVZ News Partners

A motorcyclist from Bend, riding on state Highway 31 in Lake County, was killed Tuesday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the…

Bend snow biker hits tree, injured near Kwohl Butte, prompting rescue effort

February 6, 2022 1:36 am KTVZ News Partners

A Bend man was injured Saturday afternoon when his snow bike struck a tree near Kwohl Butte, south of Mt. Bachelor, and a satellite GPS monitoring…

Drivers unhurt in crash of semi, 2 other vehicles that shut icy Hwy. 26 south of Mount Hood

February 5, 2022 12:10 pm Barney Lerten

Three drivers escaped injury Saturday morning when a semi-truck driver hit a patch of ice and the rig jackknifed on Highway 26 south of Mount Hood,…

Hummel clears DCSO deputy in fatal crash near Alfalfa after attempted traffic stop, pursuit

February 3, 2022 9:35 am Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Thursday his investigation found no misconduct by a sheriff’s deputy who pursued a suspected…

Redmond driver arrested in DUII crash that sheared off power pole by Bend Parkway, causing blackout

February 3, 2022 12:57 am Barney Lerten

A DUII driver from Redmond crashed into and toppled a power pole on the Bend Parkway Wednesday night, knocking out power to about 1,100 Pacific Power…