News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
A Redmond woman was transported to the hospital by helicopter after this wreck.
A Redmond woman was seriously hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 126 two miles east of Sisters on Friday morning,February 10.
According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports, Dorothy Mason, 66, of Redmond, was headed west on Highway 126 at about Milepost 94 when she lost control of her 1996 Mercury Sable.
The car left the roadway, traveled a considerable distance and struck a tree.
Airbags deployed, according to sheriff’s office reports.
Sisters paramedics responded to the scene and summoned an Air Life helicopter. Mason was flown to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend suffering several serious injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
According to sheriff’s office reports, Mason told an investigating deputy that she was feeling unwell at the time of the accident. She reportedly indicated that she may have had some sort of heart palpitation.
According to sheriff’s office reports, she told the investigating deputy that she did not know why she lost control of the vehicle.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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