Redmond woman killed, two people injured in crash at intersection of Highways 97 and 370
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman was killed and two people suffered minor injuries in a crash at the intersection of Highways 97 and 370 on Redmond’s north end, Oregon State Police said Friday.
OSP troopers responded around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday to the reported two-vehicle crash at the intersection.
OSP’s preliminary investigation found that Sheila Ann Nordman, 85, of Redmond, was heading west at the wheel of a Ford Escape when she tried to cross Highway 97 and drove into the path of a southbound BMW driven by a 21-year-old Terrebonne woman.
The driver of the BMW tried to stop, troopers said, but struck the Ford nearly head-on.
Nordman was declared dead after being taken to an area hospital, OSP said. The BMW driver and a 2-year-old girl in her car suffered reported minor injuries.
Traffic at the intersection was affected for about an hour by the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by Redmond Fire and Rescue, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Redmond Police Department, and ODOT.