Accident Claims Life Of California Man

A California man died in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday morning on Highway 97 about a half mile north of Kent in Sherman County.  According to the Oregon State Police, a preliminary investigation showed the 1998 Jeep Wrangler driven by 75-year-old Leroy Despain of Redding, California was traveling south on Highway 97 at about 8:25 Saturday morning when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the road and rolled multiple times.  Emergency personnel responding to the scene pronounced Despain deceased.  The OSP was assisted at the scene by South Sherman Fire and Rescue, the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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