Sleepy driver involved in Highway 126 crash

A sleepy driver collided with a slowing vehicle on Highway 126 at Bradley Road Tuesday morning, causing a wreck that partially blocked the highway.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports, two vehicles had been traveling eastbound on Highway 126, approaching Bradley Road, when Helen Mason, 75, who was driving a Chevrolet Impala, signaled and slowed to turn onto Bradley Road.

Otoniel Villarreal, 18, of Prineville, who was driving a Volkswagen Jetta, fell asleep while driving and did not see the Chevrolet. The Volkswagen, struck the rear end of the Chevrolet causing major damage to both vehicles.

The Chevrolet came to rest on Bradley Road but the Volkswagen remained disabled in the eastbound lane of travel. ODOT arrived and assisted with traffic control.

Mason and her husband Richard, 76, were both treated on scene by Sisters fire medics and released. Villarreal and his passenger, Nahum Lopez, 19, were uninjured.

The eastbound lane of Highway 126 was blocked for approximately one hour. Both vehicles were towed from the scene by Davis Towing.