Reportedly, Sulffridge was driving a westbound Ford F-350 when he collided head-on with an eastbound Kia Sorrento driven by McLaughlin.
Douglas County, OR. – Shelley Sue McLaughlin, 78, of Newport was killed and Chandler Morgan Sulffridge, 23, of Roseburg injured in a head-on collision on Highway 138 in Douglas County Saturday afternoon.
According to the Oregon State Police, the crash occurred at around 12:15 p.m. September 21 on State Route 138 near milepost 12.
Reportedly, Sulffridge was driving a westbound Ford F-350 when he collided head-on with an eastbound Kia Sorrento driven by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin was declared deceased at the scene.
Sulffridge was transported to the hospital with severe injuries.
The highway was impacted for approximately five hours during the on-scene investigation.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.