A 63-year-old Monroe man was killed Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 99W south of Corvallis, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The BCSO preliminary investigation indicated that Craig Richard McKinnon was headed south on 99W in a 2005 Subaru Impreza when for unknown reasons, he drove into a ditch on the west side of the highway just north of Llewellyn Road.
BCSO deputies and Corvallis Fire Department personnel responded to the scene at around 9:45 a.m. McKinnon was declared deceased at the scene.
Deputies diverted traffic onto Airport Road and Greenberry Road and closed Highway 99W for approximately 2-1/2 hours while the BCSO crash team investigated.
According to a report on the crash, deputies concluded, “It does not appear impairment or speed were factors in the crash. No witnesses reported unusual driving behavior prior to the crash.”
Anyone with additional information that may help the investigation (case No. 2024-1998) are asked to contact BCSO through email at BentonCoSheriff@bentoncountyor.gov or via phone call at 541-766-6858.
BCSO extended a thank you to the Corvallis Fire Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation for assisting at the scene.