A Mill City woman was killed Thursday, Oct. 30, in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20, southeast of Albany.
According to Oregon State Police, troopers responded at 4:20 p.m. to the crash near Milepost 4. A preliminary investigation indicated that an eastbound Ford F150 pickup towing a flatbed trailer, operated by Christopher Jon Forum, 47, of Sweet Home, entered the westbound lane and struck a westbound Toyota 4Runner, operated by Doranna Lee Morris, 73, of Mill City, nearly head-on.
Morris was declared deceased at the scene, OSP reported.
Four passengers in the Toyota, Nicole Lynn Dekanu, 27, of Albany, a juvenile male, 7, a juvenile male, 4, and a juvenile female, 1, were transported to an area hospital with reported minor injuries.
Forum, operator of the Ford, was transported to an area hospital with reported minor injuries.
The highway was impacted for approximately six hours during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Albany Fire Department, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, and ODOT.