Klamath County, Ore. 3 Mar 2025- On Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at 5:42 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97, near milepost 284, in Klamath County.
The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Nissan Frontier, operated by Derek Ryan Ford (30) of Woodland (CO), crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck a southbound Dodge Ram 1500, operated by Amy Wilson (48) of Klamath Falls, head-on in the southbound lane.
The operator of the Nissan (Ford) was declared deceased at the scene.
The operator of the Dodge (Wilson) was declared deceased at the scene.
The highway was impacted for approximately three hours during the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Klamath County Fire District and ODOT.