Madras Man Killed In Rollover Accident

070714 Jefferson County FatalMADRAS, OR — A Madras man was killed in a single vehicle, rollover crash Saturday evening.  Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies were called to NE Clark Dr. near Dogwood Ln., where a pickup truck had rolled onto its side.  At the scene, deputies found Martin Lloyd Cooper, 48, ejected from the cab.  He was rushed to St. Charles Medical Center in Madras where he died a few hours later.

Investigators said Cooper was northbound on Clark Dr. when his pickup drifted onto the shoulder.  He over corrected, left the roadway, rolling the pickup truck.  The JCSO says it appears alcohol was a factor in Saturday’s crash.

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