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35-year-old man dies after crash near Silver Falls State Park

By Bill Poehler, Salem Statesman Journal,

1 day ago

A man who was formerly from Salem died in a crash on Highway 214 on the western edge of Silver Falls State Park on Saturday afternoon, according to Oregon State Police.

Police said 35-year old David Dale Legan was driving west on the highway at about 3:30 p.m. when a Chevrolet pickup he was driving, identified as a U-Haul vehicle, left the road on a downhill corner.

Police say they don’t know why the truck left the road.

The truck hit a large tree head-on and ended up on its side.

Police said Legan was declared dead at the scene and that he was not wearing a seatbelt.

Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com .

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: 35-year-old man dies after crash near Silver Falls State Park

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