Rollover crash on Juniper Canyon Road injures driver and passenger
Barney Lerten
(Update: Adding video)
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two people were injured in a rollover crash Wednesday night on Juniper Canyon Road southeast of Prineville, authorities said.
Crook County sheriff’s deputies responded around 7:40 p.m. to the reported single-vehicle crash on SE Juniper Canyon Road near milepost 7, sheriff’s Sergeant Justin Silence said Thursday.
An investigation determined a male driver was heading south at the wheel of a white Oldsmobile when he crossed the northbound lane, then skidded back into his own lane, Silence said.
The car then left the road, went down an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof.
The driver sustained minor injuries and was treated at the crash scene by Crook County Fire & Rescue medics, Silence said. The female passenger was taken to St. Charles Prineville with non-life-threatening injuries.
“Based on the investigation, speed and inattentiveness are believed to be contributing factors to the crash,” the sergeant wrote.
The sheriff’s office thanked Crook County Fire & Rescue, Oregon State Police and STAR Towing for their assistance.