OSP Investigates Crash Highway 20- Deschutes County
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Eastern/Southeast Oregon Top Stories
DESCHUTES COUNTY-On November 15, 2021, at around 1:59 P.M., OSP responded to a crash on Highway 20 and Cooley Rd in Bend, Oregon. A School Bus, driven by John Norwood (59) of Bend, was stopped in the left turn lane at the intersection of Highway 20 at Cooley Rd when a Jeep Wrangler, driven by Jeffrey Ruthardt (48) of Bend, drove into the front of the bus. No children were present on the bus. Both drivers were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation. The Oregon State Police was assisted by the Bend Police Department, Bend Fire, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
OSP Investigates Crash Highway 20- Deschutes County
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News Eastern/Southeast Oregon Top Stories
DESCHUTES COUNTY-On November 15, 2021, at around 1:59 P.M., OSP responded to a crash on Highway 20 and Cooley Rd in Bend, Oregon. A School Bus, driven by John Norwood (59) of Bend, was stopped in the left turn lane at the intersection of Highway 20 at Cooley Rd when a Jeep Wrangler, driven by Jeffrey Ruthardt (48) of Bend, drove into the front of the bus. No children were present on the bus. Both drivers were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation. The Oregon State Police was assisted by the Bend Police Department, Bend Fire, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
