Head-on crash injures two

A head-on collision on Highway 126 less than a mile east of Sisters on Saturday, March 25, put two Central Oregon men in the hospital.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Austin Leslie Lyle, 19, of Redmond, was driving a 2000 Subaru station wagon and traveling east toward Redmond on Highway 126 about one half mile east of the Highway 20/126 junction in Sisters. Russell William Luloff, 43, of Terrebonne, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban and traveling west toward Sisters.

Lyle reportedly attempted a pass and collided with Luloff.

Sisters fire and medical personnel extricated Lyle from his vehicle. Lyle was trapped in his vehicle for more than 40 minutes due to the significant front end damage to his vehicle, the sheriff’s office reported.

Lyle was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by Air Life.

Luloff was transported to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by ground ambulance. Luloff’s vehicle sustained significant front end damage as well, but Luloff was removed from his vehicle without special equipment, the sheriff’s office reported.

Highway 126 near Sisters was closed for more than two hours.