Philomath man killed in weekend crash on SW Belmont Lane west of Madras; speed, alcohol apparent factors

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Philomath man was killed west of Madras late Saturday night when he failed to negotiate a sharp turn at about 90 mph and his pickup crashed into a rock wall, Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said Monday.

Deputies were dispatched shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to the reported single-vehicle crash on Southwest Belmont Lane, on the west side of Dry Canyon, Pollock said.

An investigation determined that Caleb Rowland-Barnes, 27, was alone in the Ford F-250 diesel pickup and heading west out of the canyon when he failed to make the sharp corner and hit a rock wall, causing him to be thrown from the truck and succumb to his injuries.

“Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash,” Pollock added.