PHOTO COURTESY OF OSP
A Heppner man died Saturday morning after he lost control of his vehicle on Highway 207 and crashed into an airplane hangar.
According to the Oregon State Police (OSP), the accident happened around 9:30 a.m. when Ryan Bennett, 21, was traveling southbound and failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 207 between Heppner and Lexington. Bennett’s 2002 Hyundai Elantra went off the highway and crashed into the hangar that was adjacent to the highway.
Bennett, who was the lone occupant in the vehicle, died at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident.
Investigators believe that speed is a contributing factor in the crash and seatbelt use in undetermined.
OSP was assisted at the scene by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Heppner Fire Department.
