A serious injury crash closed Bend Parkway near Reed Market Road overpass for several hours Wednesday morning. When officers arrived, they found that a black Chevrolet Silverado was traveling southbound on the Parkway when the driver, a 61-year-old Bend man, suffered a medical event and veered into the northbound lanes, striking a Toyota Sienna head-on.
The driver of the Toyota Sienna, a 21-year-old Bend woman, was partially ejected from the vehicle and sustained life-threatening injuries.
Both drivers were transported by Bend Fire & Rescue to St. Charles Bend.
The driver of the Silverado was cited for careless driving – causing an accident.
All northbound lanes and one southbound lane were closed for approximately three hours as the Crash Reconstruction Team completed an investigation.
