Highway 20 crash claims life of 19-year-old after swerving to avoid collision

LINN COUNTY, Ore. — On Sunday morning, August 17, Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 20, near milepost 4, in Linn County.

Police say a westbound Toyota 4Runner driven by Ryker Thomas Pittam, 19, of Albany, swerved to avoid another vehicle attempting to make a left turn into a driveway. The Toyota lost control and rolled, ejecting Pittam in the process.

Pittam was transported to an area hospital and was later declared deceased…

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