Fatal wreck closes Highway 20

Three people died in a head-on collision at Milepost 9 on Highway 20 near the viewpoint east of Sisters on Monday, June 28.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, Jonathan Duyshart, 21, of Sisters, was driving a black 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound when he attempted to pass another vehicle and struck an oncoming 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Theresa Anne Clayton, 42, of Lowell, Oregon, in the westbound lane.

Clayton and passenger Chad McGlaughlin, 11, of Lowell were dead at the scene. Another passenger in the Trailblazer, 55-year-old David Allen Ritter, of Eugene, was pronounced dead at St. Charles Medical Center.

Duyshart was in critical condition at St. Charles Medical Center at press time.

According to sheriff's office reports, excessive speed did not appear to be a factor in the crash. Airbags deployed in both vehicles and all occupants were wearing seatbelts, the sheriff's office reported.

The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. and blocked Highway 20 in both directions for several hours.

The crash remains under investigation.