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Released by: Sgt. Jayson Janes
Release Date: 4/8/21
Driver #1: 58 year old male, from Madras, Oregon
Passenger #1: 56 year old female, from Madras, Oregon
Passenger #2: 27 year old male, from Bend, Oregon
Vehicle #1: 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, towing a 21 foot 2010 Forest River toy hauler trailer.
NARRATIVE:
On 4/8/21 at 8:50 a.m., a Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Deputy was on patrol in the city of Sisters, when he was flagged down by a pedestrian and notified of a traffic crash near the intersection of East Cascade Avenue and North Larch St. in Sisters.
The deputy quickly arrived on scene to find a 2011 Chevrolet pick-up pulling a 21 foot toy hauler trailer, which had left the roadway, struck a light pole, went into a gravel drainage ditch and then impacted a large tree. After a brief assessment of the driver, the deputy realized the driver was not breathing. A DCSO City of Sisters deputy arrived shortly afterward and together they removed the driver from the vehicle.
The deputies then began performing CPR on the driver and were joined moments later by an off duty paramedic from the Black Butte Ranch Fire Department and an off duty nurse. Working together, they continued CPR on the driver and utilized an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) until medics from the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District arrived and took over lifesaving efforts.
The driver was transported to St. Charles in Bend for continued care.
Deputies interviewed the passengers in the vehicle and other witnesses to the crash. The investigation determined the male driver was driving westbound on Highway 20 and entered Sisters. The driver is believed to have experienced a sudden medical emergency and became unconscious. The other passengers in the vehicle attempted to re-gain control of the vehicle, however they were unable to do so. The two passengers were also transported to St. Charles in Bend with non-life threatening injuries.
The Oregon Department of Transportation and crews from the City of Sisters Public Works Department assisted the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office with this incident.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves over 200,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 259 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 191 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
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