Head-on crash kills 7-year-old as driver tries illegally passing, Oregon cops say

A 7-year-old boy died after a wreck in northern Oregon caused by unlawful passing, police said.

The boy was a passenger in a Honda CRV driven by a 34-year-old man from Spokane, Washington, the Oregon State Police said in an April 7 news release. The Honda’s driver tried to pass a commercial vehicle in a no-passing zone on a highway and hit a Volkswagen Atlas head-on, police said.

The 7-year-old was airlifted from the scene but later pronounced dead, police said. His name wasn’t released…

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