Boise Woman Killed in Hwy 97 Crash

Chemult, Ore. – A 27 year old Boise woman was killed in a head on crash on Highway 97 near south of Chemult.

Sunday at 10:30 am, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a head-on collision on Highway 97 near milepost 214 (just south of the junction with Highway 138E, 10 miles south of Chemult).

Preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 Honda Pilot was southbound on Highway 97 when it drifted across the centerline and struck a northbound 2005 Toyota Matrix head-on.

The driver of the Toyota, Melissa Kay Gibson, 27, of Boise, Idaho, was declared deceased on scene by emergency personnel.

Her passenger, Simona Arnautov, 22, of Oregon City, received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Sky Lakes Medical Center.

The driver of the Honda, Elizabeth A Brown, 19, of Klamath Falls, also received non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Fatigue is being investigated as a contributing factor in the crash. The highway was closed for about an hour and a half until one lane was opened for alternating traffic. Both lanes were open by 4PM. O

SP was assisted at the scene by Chemult Fire and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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