On August 7, 2016 at about 2:30PM, Oregon State Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Highway 126 at milepost 19 (near Belknap Springs Road). Preliminary investigation revealed a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Highway 126 when it crossed the centerline and into the path of a 2007 Toyota Tacoma towing a travel trailer. The vehicle then moved back into the eastbound lane but the driver of the Toyota lost control while trying to avoid a collision. The Toyota crashed into a dirt embankment, collided with several trees and rolled over. The driver, Kermit N LISLE JR, age 64, of Salem, was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the other vehicle continued eastbound but was located a short time later. The driver was identified as Leslie A WRIGHT, age 64, of Wilder, Idaho and is cooperating with the investigation.
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