Five people killed in Oregon crash
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Five people, including a 1-month-old baby, died in a weekend car wreck in southern Oregon, according to Oregon State Police.
Four Central Point residents — Bobby Vanzant, 27; Elizabeth Vanzant, 24; Robert Bartlett, 23; and 1-month-old Zoe Vanzant — all died at the scene of the Highway 140 crash Sunday, according to police.
A Klamath Falls resident, Patricia Lambert, 49, died en route to the hospital, according to Sgt. Kevin Myers.
Two-year-old Juliana Bartlett and Klamath Falls resident Max Bennett both were taken by helicopter to a Medford hospital after the crash.
In a news release, Myers said a car driven by Bobby Vanzant swerved into the opposite lane to try to pass traffic and hit the car driven by Bennett, in which Lambert was a passenger.
Everyone involved was wearing seat belts, Myers said.
Police still are investigating the cause of the crash.