At approximately 2:53 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, Bend Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on the northbound lanes of the Bend Parkway near Murphy Road.
Witnesses reported the vehicle, a blue Volkswagen Passat, was traveling at approximately 80 MPH before driving off the road and onto the embankment near Murphy Road. The vehicle rolled several times, ejecting the passenger and partially ejecting the driver.
As officers arrived on scene, the vehicle was in flames. Officers pulled the driver from the burning vehicle and both men were transported to St. Charles. The driver, a 31-year-old Portland resident, was critically injured. The passenger, a 29-year-old Redmond resident, was injured but in stable condition.
The northbound lanes of the Parkway were shut down for approximately 4.5 hours as traffic reconstruction team members investigated the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation. Bend Police would like to thank the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation for their assistance on this incident.
