Man hurt in Highway 20 wreck

A Bend man was injured in a single vehicle wreck on Highway 20 west of Sisters on Tuesday, January 23.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Glenn Kotera, 52, of Bend, was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 at about 9:20 p.m. when he lost control of his Ford Expedition on black ice at milepost 92.

Kotera's vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree, coming to rest more than 100 feet from the beginning of its slide. A wheel and tire came off the SUV, the tire landing some 600 feet beyond the start of the slide, according to sheriff's office reports.

Black Butte Ranch emergency personnel extricated Kotera through the passenger side door; the driver's door was too mangled to open.

The man was transported to St. Charles Medical Center with leg injuries.

Deputies confirmed that, while the roadway was straight and level at the scene of the accident, it was coated with black ice. Kotera told deputies he was unaware of the ice until it was too late to avoid a slide.