Oregon man dies in Baker County crash - oregonlive.com

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A driver who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt died after hitting a tree off Oregon 7 in Baker County last Monday.

Oregon State Police responded to the wreck at 7:16 a.m. on March 24.

A preliminary investigation showed that Jonathan Roger Schmeck, 25, of Burns, was driving a northbound Honda Accord when the car left the road, rolling several times and striking a tree.

Schmeck was declared dead at the scene. The highway remained open during the investigation.

This story was drafted with the assistance of generative AI based on data from Oregon State Police and reviewed by Oregonian editorial staff.

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