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Salem man killed in crash on rural Oregon highway


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RILEY, Ore. – A Salem man was killed Wednesday afternoon when police say he drove his corvette off the road and into a tree.

The crash happened at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday along Highway 20 at milepost 84, near the Lake/Harney County line.

Gerald Gates, 75, of Salem, was driving west in a 1992 Chevrolet Corvette when he went off the highway and hit a tree, initial reports from Oregon State Police said.

Gates was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators are still looking into what caused him to leave the road. State troopers were helped by the Hines Fire Department, Harney County Sheriff’s Office, and Oregon Department of Transportation.

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