A 71-year-old Lincoln County man was killed Thursday, Jan. 19, when his small SUV collided head on with another vehicle on the Oregon Highway 18 bypass west of Dundee.
Oregon State Police said John W. McKevitt of Lincoln City died at the scene of the 4:30 p.m. collision.
Police said McKevitt was headed west in his Toyota Rav4 when for unknown reasons cross into the eastbound land and collided with a Subaru Outback being driven by Kimberly Y. Champawat, 60, of Gresham. Police said Champawat suffered critical injuries and was transported to a hospital by air ambulance.
The highway was closed for approximately four hours for the investigation.