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Pedestrian killed in traffic accident

A 21-year-old woman from Ireland was killed Monday afternoon, August 6, when she was struck by a pick-up truck while crossing Highway 20 approximately six miles east of Sisters.

Charlotte "Ingrid" Sinclair, a counselor at Camp Tamarack, was traveling with a friend headed toward Sisters. According to sheriff's office reports, they stopped to look at a map and the victim crossed the highway to take a picture of the Three Sisters.

According to witnesses, she took a photograph and turned back to return to the vehicle. Witnesses said she ran out into the highway directly into the path of an oncoming westbound pickup truck.

According to sheriff's office reports, the truck, a 1977 Ford driven by a 44-year-old Bend woman, was headed westbound at the time of the accident. Sheriff's deputies reported that the driver had just started to brake when her pick-up struck Sinclair. She skidded over 100 feet before stopping, according to sheriff's office reports.

Preliminary investigation indicated that the truck was traveling at about 55 miles per hour at the time of the accident.

The accident completely blocked the eastbound lane of travel and the highway was closed for a little over an hour while an investigation was conducted.

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