Pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 97 northwest of Madras

Published 11:51 am Monday, January 13, 2025

A pedestrian was killed on U.S. Highway 97, approximately seven miles northeast of Madras on Thursday, Oregon State Police reported.

According to a preliminary investigation, Keanu Rhune Blumenthal, 21, of Carson City was killed while crossing the highway about 11:59 p.m. when he was struck by a commercial truck driven Robert Allen Bowman of The Dalles.

Blumenthal died at the scene.

The highway was impacted for approximately two hours. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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