KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police investigators have cleared a Klamath County sheriff’s deputy who was involved in a fatal traffic collision while trying to catch a suspect last fall.
An OSP report obtained by the Herald and News (https://is.gd/j84Xnh ) says the driver who died, 28-year-old Matthew Colligan, caused the collision by pulling out in front of Deputy Derek Randall’s patrol vehicle.
The crash occurred after midnight, and Colligan was leaving a driveway concealed by foliage with his headlights off.
The deputy had been pursuing Colligan after noticing a pickup that had been reported stolen earlier in the evening.
The deputy’s vehicle struck the driver’s side of the pickup at about 70 mph. He told investigators the truck appeared so suddenly he did not have time to stop.
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Information from: Herald and News, https://www.heraldandnews.com
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