On Saturday, November 24, 2018 at approximately 8:25 am Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on US-97 near MP 40, which is approximately one half mile north of Kent in Sherman County, Oregon. Preliminary investigation revealed a red 1998 Jeep Wrangler, operated by Leroy Despain (75) of Redding, California, was traveling southbound on US-97 when for unknown reasons the Jeep left the road and rolled multiple times. Despain suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.