A La Center man and his three passengers escaped injury Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 26 in Oregon that claimed the life of a Lake Stevens man.
The Oregon State Police reported the crash occurred at about 11:50 a.m. near Milepost 77 in Wasco County, Ore. An eastbound Ram 1500 pickup operated by Ryan Ranson, 33, of Lake Stevens sideswiped a westbound Toyota Highlander SUV operated by Michael Becker, 45, of Beaverton, Ore., and crashed into a westbound Ford F-350 pickup driven by Michael Nehring, 33, of La Center.
Ranson was fatally injured in the crash. None of the occupants of the other vehicles were injured, according to the Oregon State Police.
The highway was closed for about 5½ hours for the investigation, according to the Oregon State Police.
