Winter Weather — Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County, Oregon

2020-12-14 · Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Oregon State Police announced that a 65-year-old Arizona woman died and her 64-year-old husband had been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a semi-truck in Klamath County. The incident took place at about 11:00 am

and a reported four vehicles were involved. This occurred on US Highway 97 north of Chemult near the junction with OR Highway 58 Junction. It was discovered that a red 2020 Freightliner CMV operated by a 30-year-old male from Atwater California was traveling southbound and began to brake for vehicles slowing in front of him. Due to winter weather conditions, including icy roads, the semi tractor-trailer slid and crossed over into the oncoming lane and into a 2016 Mercedes SUV. The trailer portion of the semi collided with the Mercedes. ODOT had been briefed over the weekend of possible icy roads due to melting snow and refreezing at night. No advisories were out at the time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 925380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.